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UN rights chief calls for negotiations to end Syria conflict
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday urged the international community to help facilitate negotiations between warring parties in Syria. Although Pillay criticized global leaders for not acting sooner to stop the violent con (More) |
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Morsi charged with insulting judiciary, jailed additional 4 days
Egyptian authorities on Saturday ordered deposed president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to jail for four days pending investigations regarding Morsi's alleged insult to judicial authority. Morsi is charged with insulting the judi (More) |
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Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
An Egyptian military tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 11 supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to life imprisonment for assaulting army troops last month during riots that took place in the Suez Canal. Forty-f (More) |
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Egypt court orders closure of four media outlets
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the closure of four media outlets, including an affiliate of Al Jazeera , for their alleged support of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The Egyptian government reportedly claims th (More) |
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Egypt prosecutors charge Morsi with 'incitement to murder'
Egyptian authorities on Sunday charged deposed president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] leaders with "incitement to murder" stemming from violent protests that (More) |
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Egypt authorities detain more than 60 people associated with Muslim Brotherhood
More than 60 people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] have been detained by Egyptian security forces on charges of political violence, officials said Wednesday. The arrests occurred as Egyptian Prime Mini (More) |
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UNESCO director condemns killing of Egypt journalists
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Monday condemned the death of three journalists in Egypt and called for a thorough investigation into the incidents. Two journalists, Ahmed Abdel of Al-Akhbar and Gawad Mosab Al-Shami, a photojournalist fo (More) |
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Cairo court adjourns trial of three Muslim Brotherhood leaders until October
A Cairo court on Sunday adjourned the trial of three Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] leaders, Mohammed Badie, Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumy, after the three failed to appear in court, citing security conserns. The j (More) |
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Mubarak appears in court for retrial
Former Egyptian prime minister Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on Sunday to face retrial on complicity charges in the killing of over 100 protesters during the country's 2011 uprising. Mubarak was recently released from prison and placed under hou (More) |
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Mubarak placed under house arrest
Former Egyptian prime minister Hosni Mubarak was moved from prison to house arrest on a military hospital on Thursday. Mubarak's release comes amid widespread protests led by the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] following (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."
