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Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict date
An Egyptian judge on Wednesday scheduled the verdict date for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] for June 2, with Mubarak declining to address the court before the sentencing and verdict are set to take (More) |
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Egypt court rules parliamentary election process unconstitutional
The High Administrative Court of Egypt ruled Monday that the voting system used in the recent parliamentary election was unconstitutional. The election was held over three stages from late November to January, and its the elaborate voting system ap (More) |
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Egypt prosecutor seeks death penalty for Mubarak in closing remarks
The chief prosecutor in the case against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] in his closing remarks on Monday again asked the presiding judge, Ahmed Refaat, to give the death penalty to Mubarak, former (More) |
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Judge to set verdict date Egypt ex-president Mubarak trial next week
Judge Ahmed Refaat will set the date to announce his verdict in a court session next Wednesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile, JURIST news archive], the judge told the court Thursday. Mubarak's lawyers wi (More) |
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Egypt NGO employees to face trial
Egyptian investigative judges on Sunday referred to a criminal court in Cairo the cases of 43 individuals working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate democracy in the country. The suspects, including 19 Americans, other foreigner (More) |
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Italy must end violence against women: UN
A UN expert on violence against women urged [press release; official statement] Italy on Friday that it must do more to end violence against women, primarily by focusing at underlying causes of gender discrimination in Italian society. UN Special Ra (More) |
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Egypt military leaders announce partial lift of state of emergency
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced Tuesday that Eygpt's state of emergency that has been in effect for nearly 30 years would be lifted later this week. Tantawi did indicate that some (More) |
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HRW calls on new Egypt parliament to expand rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Egypt's newly elected parliament to pursue an agenda to reform nine areas of Egyptian law that impede freedom and restrict rights. Some of the reforms urged include ending the state of emergency, refor (More) |
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Israel approves new law to deter illegal migrants
The Israeli Knesset Tuesday passed a bill that imposes harsher penalties on illegal migrants in Israel, as well as on Israelis who help illegal migrants. The bill amends the Prevention of Infiltration Law of 1954 , broadening the law to include not (More) |
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Rights group says violence in North Africa, Middle East likely to continue
Violence and protests in Middle Eastern and North African countries are likely to continue throughout the next year unless each country's government recognizes the purpose behind the movement and makes the changes being asked of them, Amnesty Intern (More) |
Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial
On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted, but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
