The third annual report on the status of democracy in Egypt, issued by the Observatory of the State of Democracy of Egyptian Society for the Advancement of Community Participation revealed

Dr. Mohammed Badie, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), demanded the immediate release of Eng. Khayrat Al-Shater and his companions.

Tagammu Party Vice President Anis el-Bayaa rejected the stance of his party who refused to collaborate with the MB movement in Cairo.

The From Mahalla to Cairo blog highlighted the testimonies of the families of the recently detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood

Jurists who participated in a conference titled "supervision and judicial oversight; cancellation or fair elections" called for the legislative reforms to be taken ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections

Jurists in Egypt called on authorities to assign the judiciary to fully supervise elections and to monitor the results of Egypt's upcoming polls.

Dr. Saad el-Katatni, member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Executive Bureau and head of the MB parliamentary bloc, has emphasized that Egypt's unfortunate political stalemate, endless social and economic problems and

State security began another arrest campaign in more of Egypt's governorates late last night. Arrests and home ransacking continued as the number of MB detainees escalated.

The State security's arbitrary arrests have seen an all time high with the number of detainees escalating to approximately 100 since the beginning of February.

Egypt’s parliamentary elections are still months away, but the arrests have already started.