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Government Ministers and officials face lawsuit for torture of citizen

State security officials continue to abuse the 'emergency law' torturing citizens and confiscating their belongings while detaining them indefinitely.

MB offshoot in Jordan calls for the release of Jordanian detainees in Egypt‏

Jordan's MB offshoot leader, Hamza Mansour, called on the Jordanian government to seek the release of Mohamed Hesham Ismail Abu Ghazala and Juma Abdullah al Talha who are currently detained

Egypt : Arresting A Former MP and A Member of The National Assembly for Change

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said today that security in Alexandria has arrested the former leftist and the leader of The National Assembly for Change, Abu al-Ezz al-Hariry

Egypt: 5 MB leaders arrested ahead of parliamentary nominations

In a renewed wave of state repression, security forces raided the house of Muslim Brotherhood leader Ihab Turk arresting him and 4 other MB members who were at his home

El-Baradei rebuffed

Opposition parties reject ex-IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei's calls to boycott November's parliamentary elections.

Political opposition chants slogans amid baton wielded police‏

Demonstrators were beaten by baton wielded police at a protest where approximately 300 Egyptians assembled protesting against what they alleged were plans to the bequeathing of power to the president's

ISN: US denies support of ElBaradei’s call to integrate MB into Egypt’s political system

A report published by the The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) on the recently emerged could be candidate and former Noble Peace Prize laureate Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei the success

Is Gamal Mubarak the best hope for Egyptian democracy?

Egypt's opposition forces and Western advocates of democracy promotion all seem to agree on one thing: Gamal Mubarak should not be allowed to succeed his father Hosni Mubarak as President

Muslim Bros. undecided about boycott

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt hasn't decided whether to boycott parliamentary elections scheduled for November, a spokesman said.

Human rights report describes Egypt’s regime as repressive

A recent report from the American human rights organization published by Freedom House has listed Egypt as one of the most repressive countries worldwide.