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Jailed Egypt activist released on bail
Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah , was released on bail Monday as he faces retrial for organizing an unauthorized protest. Abdel-Fattah's lawyer said his client was released on bail of 5,000 Egyptian pounds (USD $714) and t (More) |
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Former Egyptian president charged with selling state secrets
Egypt's state prosecutor filed charges Saturday against former President Mohamed Morsi for selling state secrets to Qatar. Attorney General Hisham Barakat claimed that an investigation had revealed evidence that Morsi, aided by nine others who hav (More) |
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Egypt authorities accused of torturing, sexually abusing teenage protesters
Geneva-based pan-Arab rights group Alkarama claimed in an open statement to the UN published Friday that Egyptian authorities have been complicit in the torture and sexual abuse of 52 teenage detainees. The rights group brought the cases of the de (More) |
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UN rights experts urge stronger protection of journalists
A group of UN human rights experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, urged stronger protection Monday for journalists covering conflicts. The group said recent attacks, kidnappings, and arbitrary incarcerati (More) |
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Rights groups declare ISIS murder of journalist a war crime
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) released separate statements Wednesday condemning the execution of US journalist James Foley by the Islamic State (IS) , formerly known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Islamic Stat (More) |
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HRW calls for international inquiry into mass killings by Egypt security forces
Egyptian security forces killed more than 1,150 demonstrators in July and August 2013, Human RIghts Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The year-long investigation documented instances where Egyptian police and military forces used deadly force on crowd (More) |
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Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood political wing
The Supreme Administrative Court in Egypt on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) , the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood . The decision came after the Parties Affairs Committee (PAC), responsible for granting licenses to n (More) |
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Egypt court upholds death sentence for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld death sentences against 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] convicted of murdering former Deputy Director of Giza Security Nabil Farrag. After the men were found gu (More) |
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Journalists criticize Mexican law limiting crime reporting
Journalists on Friday criticized the passage of a new law which restricts crime reporting within the state of Sinaloa , located in northwestern Mexico. The legislation prohibits journalists from documenting a crime scene using audio or video , essen (More) |
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Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence
An Ethiopian court on Friday charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law . The journalists, including six bloggers, were arrested in April and have been prevented from accessing their families o (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
