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MB Chairman calls for the release of all political prisoners

Dr. Mohammed Badie, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), called on President Mubarak to use his constitutional powers to release all political prisoners unjustly detained, including detainees of military tribunals.

Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch plans to go ahead with a March 24 public release of “A Larger Prison: Repression of Former Political Prisoners in Tunisia.”

Amnesty says Tunisia gov’t must end harassment of former political prisoners

Amnesty International called on the Tunisian President to end the daily harassment of former political prisoners as the country celebrates its national independence day on March 20.

Families in Al-Khalil appeal for transferring political prisoners from Jericho

Five families of Palestinian political prisoners in the city of Al-Khalil appealed to all officials and human rights organization to intervene with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah and get

Daughter of detained MB prisoner speaks out

CAIRO: The daughter of Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar, one of the detainees in the “international network of the Muslim Brotherhood” has spoke with Bikya Masr, detailing her father’s continued imprisonment in

Haneyya: Hamas welcomes Egyptian proposals

The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneyya said that Hamas will go for dialogue because it realises the seriousness of the Palestinian issue and that it requires national unity, calling for

Sawasya: demands respect for freedom and the judiciary.

Sawasya Center for Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination called for a constitutional amendment which would allow the freedom to develop political parties, trade unions, associations and all forms of peaceful and

Egypt looking for last-ditch Palestinian deal

Egyptian diplomats have sent a document to Palestinian leaders outlining a new proposal over political prisoners and a possible new path toward what is being called reconciliation elections.

Egypt Police Detain Muslim Brotherhood Blogger

Egyptian police have detained a Muslim Brotherhood blogger who backed calls for a national day of protests against the government, security sources said on Sunday. Police arrested Abdel Rahman Fares,

Monem Made It Home

Abdel Monem Mahmoud, MB blogger and Journalist, has arrived to his home in Alexandria less than two ho