Egypt
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
November 28, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…
Elections update: Egypt’s Pope snubs NDP, votes for opposition party
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Egypt’s Pope snubs NDP, votes for opposition party
In an unprecedented move, Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, has voted for the opposition Wafd…
Elections update: Ministry of Interior pledges crackdown on election violence
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Ministry of Interior pledges crackdown on election violence
The Minister of Interior, Habib al-Adli, vowed today to address attempts to foment unnecessary, election-related violence with police.
Elections update: Monitoring coalition reports violations of election transparency
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Monitoring coalition reports violations of election transparency
Security apparatuses have committed extensive violations threatening the transparency of the current polls, according to a statement by the Independent…
Elections update: Security breaks into polling station in Kafr al-Sheikh, manipulates ballots
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Security breaks into polling station in Kafr al-Sheikh, manipulates ballots
Security forces reportedly broke into polling stations located in four villages in Borollos and Hamoul, Kafr al-Sheikh districts. Police manipulated…
Elections update: Petroleum employees bussed in to Petroleum Minister’s constituency
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Petroleum employees bussed in to Petroleum Minister’s constituency
Buses of petroleum companies lined up before polling stations in Nasr City and Heliopolis where Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum…
Elections update: Molotov cocktails hurled at female polling station in Qena
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Molotov cocktails hurled at female polling station in Qena
Unidentified people hurled Molotov cocktails at voters in a religious institute in Qena used for a female polling station, causing…
Elections update: Candidate’s son killed for hanging pro-father banner
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Candidate’s son killed for hanging pro-father banner
The son of a candidate in the elections was killed on Sunday night while supporting his father's bid for a…
Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood websites disappear as poll opens
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood websites disappear as poll opens
Websites belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood became inaccessible less than one hour after elections started early today.Around ten websites that…
Elections update: Opposition delegates denied access to ballot boxes
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Opposition delegates denied access to ballot boxes
Security forces in Borolos district, Kafr al-Sheikh have prevented representatives of Karama candidate, Hamdeen Sabbahi, and several Muslim Brotherhood candidates…