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Egypt to release Muslim Brotherhood leaders held since judicial protests
Egypt officials announced Saturday that they will release from prison two leaders of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] who were jailed in May for their involvement in pro-judicial independence protests . Essam el-Erian (More) |
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Egypt to begin process of lifting emergency laws
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has announced an 18-month timetable for lifting the state of emergency that Egypt has lived under since 1981. The administration of President Hosni Mubarak [official website, BBC profile] will present proposed c (More) |
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Jordan parliamentarians pardoned for pro-Zarqawi actions
King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a "special amnesty" on Saturday for two opposition party lawmakers who were convicted of incitement in August for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi [CTV rep (More) |
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Jordan opposition parties slam new anti-terror measure as 'martial law'
Opposition parties in Jordan on Tuesday condemned anti-terrorism legislation approved Sunday by Jordan's National Assembly , comparing the new measures to "martial law" and voicing fear that the law will be used to curtail individual (More) |
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Jordan parliament passes contentious anti-terror bill
Jordan's National Assembly on Sunday approved anti-terror legislation that opponents predict will unnecessarily curtail individual liberties. The bill, which will become law when signed by King Abdullah II , is Jordan's first attempt to ad (More) |
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Egypt court frees 11 Muslim Brotherhood members jailed after judiciary protests
An Egyptian appeals court ruled Monday that 11 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] jailed since May after participating in pro-judicial independence protests earlier this year should be released from detention (More) |
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Jordan lawmakers convicted of incitement after Zarqawi comments
A Jordan military court Sunday convicted two lawmakers from the Islamic Action Front (IAF) , the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder], for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al- (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Egypt president to send judicial reforms bill back to parliament
Leandro Despouy, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on Friday expressed "serious concern" over a recently passed Egyptian judicial reforms bill . Despouy said:Concern (More) |
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Egypt parliament passes press law, drops controversial provision
The parliament of Egypt passed a new press law on Monday but removed a particularly controversial provision that would have allowed journalists to be imprisoned for reporting on alleged financial impropriety by public officials. Still, journalists (More) |
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Egypt newspapers strike in protest of draft press bill
Twenty-five independent and opposition newspapers in Egypt refrained from publishing on Sunday in a pre-planned strike designed to protest the lack of legal protection afforded to journalists as reflected in a draft press law that permits judges t (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.
