The State Security Prosecutor renewed on Tuesday our friend Abdel Moneim Mahmoud’s detention by another 15 days.
Egypt, Angola, Qatar secure seats on UN Human Rights Council
This report is not from The Onion. Yes, Mubarak’s regime was rewarded a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, for its shiny record in treating the Egyptian people:
Egypt, Angola and Qatar easily won seats on the council despite opposition from human rights groups that said they did not deserve a spot on the council because of their bad human rights records.
Mubarak’s crackdown on the Brothers continues
From Al-Jazeera:
The Egyptian authorities have detained 25 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, bringing to 39 the number arrested in 24 hours.
A security official said on Monday that 11 members of the group were arrested late on Sunday in the southern province of Beni Sweif, 120km south of Cairo, on charges of holding “a secret meeting”.
Fourteen others were detained in dawn raids in the province of Sharqiyah, including Abdel Aziz Abdel Qader, who heads the group’s Sharqiyah office.
On Tuesday, Egypt will close the door for candidate nominations for the election of parliament’s upper house on June 11.
For updates on the crackdown, turn to Ikhwan Web, Ensaa, and Said’s blog.