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Morsi referred to third trial by Egypt prosecutors
Egyptian prosecutors on Saturday referred former President Mohamed Morsi [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to trial for charges of organizing a 2011 prison break, spreading chaos and abducting policemen in the country. The trial for these char (More) |
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Morsi to stand trial for espionage
Egyptian state media reported Wednesday that ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will be tried on charges of espionage and terrorism along with 35 other defendants, many of whom are also former high-level officials and members of the Muslim Bro (More) |
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Egypt court acquits protesters
A misdemeanor court in Egypt on Sunday acquitted 155 protesters who were arrested in connection with the violent clashes with police in October. The court dismissed the charges of assaulting a police officer and vandalism. This group was specifical (More) |
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Egypt blogger arrested for violating new law restricting protests
Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah [blog, in Arabic; Twitter feed] was arrested Thursday on charges of inciting a demonstration in violation of the country's recently enacted law circumscribing citizens' right to protest in public. Eg (More) |
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UK lawyers accuse Egypt military of crimes against humanity
An international team of lawyers on Saturday accused the Egyptian military and the country's interim government of crimes against humanity and a number of human rights abuses since president Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July. At a press conferenc (More) |
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Morsi supporters given 17-year sentences for protests
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 12 men to 17 years in prison for their participation in the October protests at Al-Azhar University. The entire demonstration formed at the university in support of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi [B (More) |
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Morsi to sue army-installed authorities
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] will file a complaint against current authorities alleging that the coup ousting him from his office was a crime. His lawyers told reporters on Wednesday that the former pres (More) |
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Egypt government ends curfew, state of emergency
Egypt's government on Tuesday lifted the country's state of emergency and evening curfew, which have been in place since August 14. An adviser to Prime Minster Hazem el-Beblawi reported to the BBC that the state of emergency and the curfew were bot (More) |
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Egypt court upholds ruling to ban Muslim Brotherhood
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters on Wednesday upheld its September ruling to ban the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] in Egypt and confiscate all assets of the Islamist group. Earlier this week the Egy (More) |
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Egypt court adjourns Morsi trial until January
The trial of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi for inciting the murder of several protesters began on Monday but was adjourned until January. According to Egyptian news sources, Morsi rejected the court's authority by refusing to dress in pr (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
