Opposition leaders and advocacy groups give a grim assessment of human rights in Egypt and fear the situation could worsen in the coming months ahead of parliamentary elections due next

Ahmed Rajab Abdelradi, a 23 year old chemist from Aswan, was arrested on 12 November 2009, and was later severely tortured while in the custody of the Investigative Branch of

Defense lawyers for the Muslim Brotherhood movement have filed appeals challenging the extended detention of a number of detainees despite release orders. The appeals for 43 innocent MB who remain

The State of Emergency law is often used by the Egyptian security services as a pretext for arbitrary arrests of dissident groups or those believed to be members of such

The Alexandria Criminal court supported the decision made earlier by the Misdemeanors' court to release 11 Muslim Brotherhood detainees earlier today

The battle between the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood wages on. This time, 10 senior members of the opposition Islamic group were arrested on Saturday, the group told Bikya

In another bout of violation of freedom of rights the Interior Ministry has denied visitation privileges during the up-coming Eid for 217 detained Muslim Brotherhood members.

Families of 33 Muslim Brotherhood detainees in Suez faced harassment by state security forcesearlier today. Forces clashed with those who were waiting in the courtroom to visit with their detained

Security services released Dr. Gamal Abdul Salam, Rapporteur of the Jerusalem Committee of the Arab Doctors Union and the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate in 2005 legislative elections after receiving an acquittal

The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to continue the detention of 4 leading Muslim Brotherhood figures from the governorates of Cairo and Giza for a further 15 days.