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Al Jazeera journalists plead not guilty to charges in Egypt court
Egypt put three Al Jazeera journalists on trial on Thursday for allegedly aiding a terrorist organization and spreading false news. All three men, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Al Jazeera has sta (More) |
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Morsi trial adjourned after brief court appearance
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi appeared in court in Cairo on Sunday in his trial for espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. Morsi continues to reject the allegations against him, and the trial has faced a number of setbacks (More) |
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Egypt officials order new trials for Morsi supporters
Egyptian authorities on Thursday ordered 242 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi to face new trials in relation to the violent protests against the new government. Most of the individuals are low level members of the Muslim Brotherhood [p (More) |
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Rights group urges Egypt to promote judicial, prosecutorial independence
The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) on Monday released a report [official report, PDF; press release] urging the Egyptian government to promote the independence of the judiciary and to end selective prosecution. In J (More) |
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Egypt to allow military court appeals
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Sunday ordered the creation of a higher court that would be able to hear appeals of military court verdicts. Under the new Egyptian constitution, civilians may be tried in military courts for cases involvi (More) |
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Muslim brotherhood leader referred to Egypt criminal court
Egypt's Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat on Monday referred Muslim Brotherhood [party website; JURIST news archive] leader Mohammed Badie along with 50 others to the criminal court. Badie and the other Muslim Brotherhood members are accused of in (More) |
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Egypt court acquits Al Jazeera cameraman
An Egyptian court on Sunday acquitted an Al Jazeera television cameraman and 61 others accused of participating in demonstrations in Cairo last July. Cameraman Mohamed Badr was arrested during protests in Ramses Square in central Cairo against the (More) |
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Trial of ousted Egypt president resumes
The trial of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi for inciting the murder of several protesters resumed on Saturday. Morsi appeared with 14 co-defendants before the court for the alleged acts committed at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in D (More) |
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Egypt prosecutors charge 20 journalists with terrorism
Egyptian prosecutors charged 20 Al Jazeera journalists on Wednesday for joining or conspiring with a terrorist group and broadcasting false images. The journalists are accused of altering and broadcasting video footage of false scenes of a civil w (More) |
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UN rights chief urges restraint in Egypt as violence continues
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern regarding the continuing violence wracking Egypt in the wake of the three-year anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution . Pillay encouraged both protesters and secur (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.
