Following the farcical parliamentary poll held in Egypt opposition groups have highlighted that it may take its political struggle to the streets in an attempt to expose the ruling regime

Rafiq Habib, prominent Coptic Christian expert on Islamist movements, said the Brotherhood's decision to boycott the run-off elections scheduled to be held on December 5, was a patriotic decision made

Secretary General for the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Mahmoud Hussein, emphasized that the group has achieved many of its goals, as they feel the responsibility to protect people and make them

Vice President of the Court of Appeals, Ayman Al-Wardani, resigned from his post as a member of the committee mandated with supervising the elections in the city of Arish in

Police released Joe Stork deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division after he and his translator were briefly detained at police headquarters in Samanoud in

During Egypt’s intense parliamentary elections, Egyptian NGOs monitoring the polls were targeted as they faced widespread difficulties and personal risk, attempting to document rigging, fraud and reports on voting.

Election eve has had Egyptian security force on high alert with 22 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested nationwide on Friday.

The Independent Coalition for Monitoring the Election, which consists of the Egyptian Association for Community participation Enhancement (EACPE), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Principal for Feminist Studies, issued

Safwan Mohamed, a long-time activist for Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei founder of the National Association for Change and one of his first supporters was hauled in by Security forces in Alexandria

Repressive measures against journalists and human rights activist have now become common currency in Egypt, where neither domestic nor international laws are respected.