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Egypt's highest court orders retrial for three Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt's Court of Cassation on Thursday, ordered a retrial for three Al Jazeera journalists jailed for falsifying news reports and associating with the Muslim Brotherhood . The three journalists are Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Moham (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 40 Morsi supporters over violence
An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted 40 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for committing violence last year in the wake of Morsi's ousting by the Egyptian military. The group of Islamists were found (More) |
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Egypt prosecutor refers 439 individuals to military tribunal over police deaths
Egypt's top prosecutor on Saturday referred 439 individuals to a military tribunal for the killing of three police officers last year. The group was composed of about 139 Islamists from the southern province of Minya and 300 from the Nile Delta Pro (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 188 to death
An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced 188 Muslim Brotherhood [party website; JURIST news archive] supporters to death for an August 2013 attack on a police station in the governate of Giza, widely known as the "Kerdasa massacre." This inci (More) |
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Egypt prosecutor to appeal Mubarak case dismissal
Egypt's prosecutor general stated Tuesday that he will appeal the Egyptian court's Saturday decision that dropped charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] and dismissed the case . Mubarak, his (More) |
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Egypt court confirms dissolution of Islamist Istiqlal Party
A Cairo court on Saturday confirmed a decision dissolving the Islamist Istiqlal Party. The court also rejected an appeal [Daily News Egypt report] of the decision. The case was brought before the court after former State Security Court judge Amr Abd (More) |
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Egypt court dismisses case against Mubarak
An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile, JURIST news archive] by dismissing the case . Judge Mahmoud Kamel al-Rashidi, who read the verdict for the three-panel court, stated t (More) |
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HRW: First FGM trial in Egypt ends in acquittals
Two men in Egypt were acquitted for charges relating to female genital mutilation (FGM) on Thursday. Since the law banning FGM was amended in 2008, this is the only case of FGM that resulted in trial. The charges stemmed from the death of a 13 year (More) |
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UK Home Secretary announces new anti-terrorism bill
UK Home Secretary Theresa May on Monday outlined the new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill to combat ongoing national security threats. The bill will expand the power of authorities to suspend outgoing and incoming international travel of person (More) |
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Egypt arrests leading Muslim Brotherhood negotiator
Egyptian authorities on Thursday arrested a top Muslim Brotherhood member who played a key role in negotiations between the group and the Egyptian government. A security official said the arrest of Mohammed Ali Bishr was linked to a call for demon (More) |
Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason
On July 6, 1535, former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More was beheaded in London after being convicted of treason against King Henry VIII.
More had not supported the King's policy toward the church or his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had refused to swear to the Act of Succession, and had similarly declined to take the Oath of Supremacy. His last words before execution are said to have been "The King's good servant, but God's first."
