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Egypt protesters say tortured by police after peaceful demonstration
Two Egyptian protesters were allegedly tortured and sexually assaulted by Egyptian police after a peaceful demonstration in favor of two judicial reformists who exposed alleged fraud in the country's election last year, according to one of the (More) |
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Egypt judges stage silent protest outside High Court for greater independence
As many as 300 reformist judges in Egypt who have called for more judicial independence from the government led by President Hosni Mubarak staged a silent protest in front of the High Court Thursday as hundreds of protesters cheered. Though protes (More) |
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Egypt journalists, lawyer charged with slander for alleging election fraud
Three Egyptian journalists and a lawyer have been charged with slandering a local election commission chief by alleging fraud in Egypt's November parliamentary election and publishing the names of two judges accused of rigging results in a runof (More) |
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Egypt panel reprimands one judge, clears another in disciplinary hearing
A disciplinary panel for two Egyptian judges who complained of alleged fraud in last year’s parliamentary elections Thursday reprimanded pro-reform judge Hisham Bastawisi but cleared Mahmoud Mekki of whistleblowing allegations. The rulings c (More) |
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Egyptian court denies Nour appeal of forgery conviction
Jailed Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour Thursday lost his appeal for a retrial following his December conviction for forging signatures on documents registering his Al-Ghad Party for last year's presidential election {JURIST news archive (More) |
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Disciplinary hearings for Egypt judges set as supporters clash with police
A disciplinary hearing for two Egyptian judges who complained of alleged fraud in last year's parliamentary elections is set to resume amid renewed clashes between riot police and the judges' supporters . The judges, Mahmoud Mekki and Hisha (More) |
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Egypt police clash with demonstrators supporting judges
Protests continue in Egypt over two judges facing disciplinary hearings at Egypt's highest court for their criticism of parliamentary elections last year, which they and eight other judges claimed were marred by fraud. Judges Hisham el-Bastiwi (More) |
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Italy denies involvement in 2003 CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric in Milan
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported Thursday that an Italian policeman has confessed to participating in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from the streets of Milan. The Italian government responded by denying any involvement in t (More) |
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Lawyer claims imam kidnapped by CIA in Italy was beaten in US custody
The lawyer for Moustafa Hassan Nasr , the Egyptian cleric who CIA operatives allegedly kidnapped and moved out of Italy to Egypt in 2003 in an instance of extraordinary rendition , has claimed that Nasr was physically beaten while in US custody. Mo (More) |
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International brief ~ Sudan denies accepting UN peacekeepers for Darfur
Leading Monday's international brief, a Sudanese government official has denied reports that Sudan would accept UN peacekeepers in the Darfur region as inaccurate and unfounded. Sudan has continually rejected all attempts to deploy UN peacek (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
