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Egypt court dismisses lawsuit against popular satirist
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit against popular satirist Bassem Youssef [official YouTube channel; official Twitter account], stating that the Islamist lawyer who brought the suit did not have standing. The lawyer, a member of the (More) |
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Egypt court overturns president's removal of prosecutor-general
An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday overturned the November 22 decree [Daily News Egypt report] by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] which dismissed Prosecutor-General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud. Morsi had removed Mah (More) |
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Top Egypt prosecutor issues arrest warrants for 5 activists
Egypt's top prosecutor issued arrest warrants on Monday against five activists for their alleged involvement in recent clashes between protesters and the Muslim Brotherhood . The warrants were issued against activists opposing the Brotherhood and Pr (More) |
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Human rights groups critical of UAE trial
A coalition of international human rights groups on Monday criticized the trial of 94 activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) . The joint endeavor is led by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the International Federation of Human Rights, the Ara (More) |
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HRW calls on UAE to investigate claims of torture
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Monday to investigate claims of torture and ill-treatment made by many of the 94 defendants in a trial on state security charges. While several of the defendants have raised allegation (More) |
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UAE begins trial of 94 activists charged in alleged coup plot
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday began the trial of 94 people charged with plotting to overthrow the government. The group of defendants includes unnamed doctors, academics, lawyers and other professionals [Guardian report] arrested over th (More) |
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HRW urges two countries to give detainees access to lawyers
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran to allow detainees access to lawyers and provide them with basic rights. It urged UAE to not only grant immediate access to lawyers, but also to either charge (More) |
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Egypt rights group says police violence continues
Police abuse and torture continue to be ongoing issues two years after the start of the Egyptian Revolution , an Egyptian rights group reported this week. In its report, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said that police conduct h (More) |
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AI to Egypt: release journalist facing military trial
Amnesty International (AI) called Monday for Egypt to release an Egyptian journalist facing a military trial in the country. Mohamed Sabry, a journalist and blogger, was arrested Friday by the country's military in the city of Rafah near the Egypt (More) |
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Egypt president signs new constitution into law
President Mohammed Morsi signed Egypt's new constitution into law late Tuesday, which was supported by over 63 percent of those who voted in the referendum. However, only 32.9% of Egypt's total of 52 million voters actually participated in the ref (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.
