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Egypt court rejects presidential order for military trial of Muslim Brotherhood members
The Administrative Court in Egypt ruled Tuesday that a presidential order that forty top members of the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] be tried before a military court was invalid, holding that the members must be tried instea (More) |
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Egypt trial of Muslim Brotherhood members begins
Forty top members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] went before a secret military court in Egypt Thursday on charges of terrorism and money laundering. Defense lawyers announced that they would boycott the proceedin (More) |
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Egypt rights groups allege fraud, low voter turnout in constitutional referendum
Six Egyptian human rights organizations issued a report Tuesday alleging that only five percent of Egyptian citizens participated in last month's constitutional referendum , far lower than the 27 percent voting rate announced by Egyptian Justice (More) |
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Egypt officials say constitutional amendments passed in referendum
The Egyptian government said Tuesday that voters overwhelmingly approved 34 amendments to the country's constitution despite low voter turnout in the referendum overall. Egyptian Justice Minister Mamdouh Marei said that almost 76 percent of t (More) |
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Egypt president defends constitutional referendum amidst criticism
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [official profile; JURIST news archive] Saturday defended proposed constitutional amendments - including those that will prohibit religious political parties and give the state sweeping power to prosecute terror-rel (More) |
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Four more Egypt opposition parties to boycott constitutional referendum
Egypt's four largest opposition parties - the Tagammu, Karama, Wafd and Nasserist parties - announced Thursday they will boycott next week's referendum on controversial constitutional amendments proposed last year by President Hosni Mubar (More) |
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Muslim Brotherhood to boycott Egypt constitutional referendum
Banned Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood [party website, JURIST news archive] announced Wednesday that it plans to boycott next week's referendum on controversial constitutional amendments proposed last year by President Hosni M (More) |
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Egypt lawmakers approve controversial constitutional amendments
The Egyptian Parliament Monday passed a set of 34 amendments to the country's constitution , despite criticism from opposition leaders that the reforms are a step backward for democracy. The amendments were endorsed by 315 of 454 seats in parl (More) |
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Egypt judge freezes assets of Muslim Brotherhood financiers
An Egyptian judge on Wednesday upheld a prosecutor's decision to freeze the assets of 29 financiers for the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; JURIST news archive]. The Brotherhood is the largest Islamic group in Egypt and, while it is considere (More) |
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Egypt arrests 72 Muslim Brotherhood members in dawn raids
Egyptian police arrested 72 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] on Thursday morning, according to security officials. The government accuses the organization of trying to create an Islamic theocracy, but the Br (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.
