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Egypt appeals court aquits former Morsi PM
An Egyptian appeals court on Friday overturned the one-year jail sentence of previous Islamist president Mohamed Morsi's former prime minister Hisham Qandil. The decision was reported by Qandil's lawyer to Agence France Presse (AFP) in Cairo. Qandi (More) |
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France court sentences 9 to prison for terrorist associations
The Criminal Court of Paris sentenced nine men to prison on Friday for belonging to terrorist groups and plotting attacks against France, in violation of France's terrorism law . Only two of the men were present for the hearing, the others being tr (More) |
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Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in prison
An Egpytian high court sentenced Mohamed Badie , a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday to life in prison for inciting violence and protests near the al-Istiqamah Mosque in the Giza. Presiding Judge Hassan Farid referred [Al Jazeera repor (More) |
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UN rights experts 'outraged' over Egypt mass death sentences
A group of UN human rights experts for the expressed their anger Monday after an Egyptian court confirmed the death sentences of 183 people . According to the UN, all of the defendants were alleged supporters of ex-president Mohammed Morsi and his (More) |
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Egypt court sentences Al Jazeera journalists to prison
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced two Al Jazeera journalists to seven years in prison and a third to a 10-year term. Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy were found guilty of reporting false news and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; JURIS (More) |
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Egyptian Court confirms mass death sentence for 183
Judge Said Youssef of the Minya Criminal Court of Egypt on Friday confirmed the death sentence of 183 Muslim Brotherhood members while simultaneously acquitting over 400 in the death of police officers over a year ago. Only 110 of the accused were (More) |
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Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to death
The Giza Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie , to death on Thursday for the second time in three months. Badie was sentenced along with 13 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgro (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 12 to death for murder of police general
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 12 men to death for the murder of former Deputy Director of Giza Security Nabil Farrag. The defendants were charged with the formation of an illegal militant group, the murder of the police chief and attackin (More) |
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Prominent Egypt activist sentenced to 15 years in prison
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent activist from the 2011 revolution to 15 years in prison for organizing an unsanctioned protest and assaulting a police officer last year. Activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah was forced to wait (More) |
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34 Morsi supporters convicted and fined in Egypt court
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 34 supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi each to two years in prison and a USD $1,600 fine for their alleged participation in violence during celebrations of the three-year anniversary of the Egyptian (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.
