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Freedom Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike

 Mr. Ahmed Abdelhafaz, the jailed Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson in Alexandria began a hunger strike in protest of the inhumane treatment and the constant physical and psychological abuse he and other

Two Sit-ins to Protest discontinuance of Thuggery Investigation

On Wednesday, Kifaya stages an hour-long sit-in before the Bar Association. The movement protests the General Attorney’s decision to suspend the investigation on the attacks and harassment targeted journalists and

Imprisonment of Mr. Nour is politically motivated

MB chief, Mr. Mohamed Akef, denounced the latest conviction and sentencing of Mr. Ayman Nour, chairman of Al Ghad Party, to five years in prison on charges of forging petitions

White House condemns conviction of Egyptian politician

The U.S. government said Saturday that it was ’deeply troubled’ at the conviction of Egyptian politician Ayman Nour, the main opposition contender in September’s presidential elections.

Pharmacists Stage Sit-in to Demand the Release of their Detained Colleges

On Tuesday, 70 of Egyptian pharmacists staged an open sit-in in the headquarters of el-Dakahlya syndicate in solidarity with their colleagues that were put under arrest in the course of

Controlled Reform in Egypt: Neither Reformist nor Controlled

>Drawn out over five weeks in November and December 2005, Egypt’s parliamentary elections gripped a country normally jaded about formal politics -- and produced some surprising results.

Experts ponder implications following election

Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrate outside a polling station in Alexandria, saying they were not allowed to cast votes.   - Last week saw the end of the third and final round

Fed-up Egyptians boost Brotherhood

Mohammad El-Sabbagh wanted nothing to do with the violent clashes that erupted between police and the general public on the final day of parliamentary elections in Egypt last Wednesday.

Victims of Egyptian Vote

Victims of Egyptian Vote Although the Egyptian polls wrapped up, more than thousand of Brothers are sill nationwide detained. In el-Sharqia governorate, 118 were put under arrest; only 60 of them

NDP wins majority and people anger

NDP wins majority and people anger Preliminary results in Egypt’s elections gave the leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, a record 20 percent of the seats in Parliament after a