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A Brief Guide to the Counterrevolution in Egypt
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah says that the revolutionary organizations in Egypt should commit to a common political platform in order to undermine the current counterrevolutiona (More) |
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Egypt to host run-off election between top 2 presidential candidates
The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) of Egypt announced presidential election results on Monday and declared that there will be a run-off election between the top two candidates later in June. The run-off will be between Muslim Brot (More) |
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Egypt approves law on presidential candidate ban
Egypt's ruling army on Tuesday approved a law drafted by the Egyptian Parliament which bans certain candidates from the upcoming presidential elections . The law was passed early in April and prevents anyone who held a rank of party leader or high (More) |
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Egypt high court lacks authority to rule on presidential candidate ban
The Egyptian Constitutional Court announced Saturday that it cannot rule on an act of parliament that banned certain candidates from the upcoming presidential elections . The court said that it is only able to rule on the constitutionality of a law (More) |
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Egypt administrative court suspends constitutional panel
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday effectively suspended the work of the 100-member panel responsible for drafting the country's new constitution after ruling in favor of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the formation of t (More) |
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Amnesty report: Egypt military rulers abused protesters, violated human rights
The ruling military council in Egypt has committed numerous human rights violations, including abuse of protesters and journalists who voice their dissatisfaction with the government, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report [text, PDF; pr (More) |
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UN rights experts urge restraint in Egypt
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a group of independent human rights experts on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to guarantee the protection of human rights and civil liberties during the country's most recent incidents of civilian-police (More) |
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Egypt protesters decry ruling military council, clash with police
As many as 50,000 protesters took to Tahrir Square in Egypt on Friday, decrying the military's continued rule over the nation since the this year's revolution, and on Saturday were met with a reported violent reprisal from police forces. The Muslim (More) |
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Syria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
Syria announced on Friday that insurgents who have revolted against the government of president Bashar al-Assad may qualify for amnesty if they turn themselves into authorities by next Saturday, November 12. This plea follows what have been some of (More) |
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Egypt military council to ratify anti-corruption law
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday that they will soon ratify a law that bans anyone found guilty of corruption from participating in politics. Egypt's deputy prime minister for political development Ali al-Selmi (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.
