The Egyptian government has bolstered its border presence in recent years at the request of the Israeli government, who has repeatedly said Egypt must do more to end the illegal

Security apparatus continue violent and barbaric measures against innocent citizens. Shame plays no part in their day to day activitites.

An urgent statement to the Minister of Interior demands the immediate release of the state security's most recent hostages.

The arrest and detention of two young democracy activists is a further indication of the closing of political space in Egypt, as the World Movement for Democracy notes in this

Highly ranked leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood faced arrest after attending the funeral of Mahmoud Shokry.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) denounced the statements of the Egyptian officials in the media against the activists of the international campaign in solidarity with Gaza;

Clashes between security forces and activists took place after demonstrations in Cairo.

The constitution which prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention once again has been ignored with more unjustified arrests of 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kafr el-Sheik.

In what is becoming commonplace in Egypt every Eid (Islamic Feast), or holiday, security forces and civil society groups monitored hundreds of sexual harassment cases during the four-day vacation.

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