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Egypt security forces arrest Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egyptian police on Wednesday arrested a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], according to a source from Egypt's Interior Ministry. Essam el-Erian had been on the run since the ouster of former president (More) |
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Egypt court judges presiding over Muslim Brotherhood trial resign
Three Cairo Criminal Court judges presiding over the trial of 35 Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] members and leaders resigned from the proceedings Tuesday without elaboration. Media outlets suggest the judges stepped down (More) |
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Egypt court dismisses charges against former VP
An Egyptian court on Saturday threw out charges against former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei . ElBaradei, who served as vice president in the government set up by the military, stepped down in protest of the violence directed at protesters. It wa (More) |
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Egypt security forces used live ammunition to disperse protesters: AI
Egyptian security forces used live ammunition to break up demonstrations on October 6, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Monday. According to AI, more than 49 people were killed and hundreds injured in the Egyptian capitol (More) |
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Morsi hearing set for November 4
A Egyptian court on Wednesday set the trial date for the ousted president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for November 4. Along with Morsi, 14 other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], includin (More) |
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Muslim Brotherhood appeals order seizing funds
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] filed a lawsuit Monday appealing a court verdict ordering the interim government to seize the group's assets. The decision by the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters handed down Septembe (More) |
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Ethnopolitical Consequences of Regime Change in Syria
JURIST Guest Columnist Paul Juzdan, Seton Hall University School of Law Class of 2014, is the author of a series commenting on the Syrian civil war. Previously, Juzdan explained the nature and complexity of identifying the rebels in Syria and the imp (More) |
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Egypt court affirms sentence against former Morsi prime minister
An Egyptian court on Monday upheld a one-year prison sentence against Hisham Kandil , the former prime minister of deposed leader Mohamed Morsi . Kandil was imprisoned in April for failing to follow a court order to re-nationalize a textile company (More) |
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Turkey to end ban on headscarves for women
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan [official website, in Turkish; JURIST news archive] announced on Monday that Turkey will end a ban on women wearing traditional Islamic headscarves in public institutions. The lifting of the ban is part o (More) |
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Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood
An Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and ordered its assets confiscated as part of the military government's crackdown on the group. The Cairo administrative court declared that its ruling (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.
