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Egypt activist group condemns military imprisonment of civilian blogger
The Egypt activist group No Military Trials for for Civilians on Sunday condemned the arrest and imprisonment of Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd el Fattah [blog; Twitter feed] by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) . The blogger (More) |
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Egypt military council issues ban on discrimination
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Saturday issued a decree banning discrimination on the basis of race, gender or religion. The SCAF article, Law Decree No. 125 / 2011, amended Criminal Law provisions first passed in 1937. (More) |
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Egypt court overturns ban on religious-based political party
An Egyptian court on Monday overturned a ban that prohibited presidential hopeful Ayman Nour from forming a political party and also prohibited the formation of the Islamic-based political party Al-Gama'a al-Islamiya . The decision will allow polit (More) |
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Egypt bans use of religious slogans in elections
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Saturday amended election rules to ban the use of religious slogans in campaigning. The Supreme Council stated that "lectoral campaigns based on the use of religious slogans or on racial or gender (More) |
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Middle Eastern Democracy and the Arab Spring in International Law
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler of Webster University and Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, both in Geneva, Switzerland, says that the right to participate in government is a recognized aspiration in international (More) |
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Syria law to allow political party formation
The Syrian government on Sunday approved a draft law that would allow the formation of political parties to oppose the ruling Baath Party, led by President Bashar al-Assad . The law would permit a political party to be established so long as it is (More) |
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Syria president al-Assad grants amnesty for crimes committed during protests
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday granted amnesty for "crimes" committed before June 20 during the protests that began earlier this year, according to a decree published in Syrian state media. Minister of Justice Judge Tayseer Qala Awwad sa (More) |
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Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood legal for first time
Egypt officially declared the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) [party website; JURIST news archive] legal Tuesday for the first time since the powerful political organization's inception nearly 80 years ago. An Egyptian elections commission approved the for (More) |
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Syria president grants amnesty for political prisoners
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted amnesty to political prisoners Tuesday including all members of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood (MB) [party website; JURIST news archive], according to a presidential decree published in Syrian sta (More) |
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Egypt military introduces interim constitution
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Wednesday unveiled an interim constitution that allows the council to retain control over the country until an elected government is installed. The document vests the military council with preside (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.
