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Egypt parliament passes bill to strengthen judiciary
The parliament of Egypt has passed a bill that restricts the government's influence over the judiciary but falls short of the reforms demanded by some judges. Although the Judicial Authority Law approved Monday by the People's Assembly end (More) |
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Egypt now detaining 700 Muslim Brotherhood members
Egyptian police Monday arrested 31 additional members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [movement website; FAS backgrounder] group, bringing the total number of members arrested to 700, according to officers speaking on condition of anonymity. The me (More) |
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Jordan officials arrest four lawmakers as Zarqawi sympathizers
Jordanian authorities have detained four lawmakers from the Islamic Action Front (IAF) , the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood , who allegedly expressed sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi [CTV report; JURIST (More) |
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Unlikely Reformers: Egyptian Judges Challenge the Regime
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Nathan Brown, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University and a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says that despite recent pressure by refor (More) |
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Egypt extends detentions of pro-reform demonstrators
Prosecutors in Egypt on Tuesday added 15 days to the detention time for 185 people who have participated in pro-reform demonstrations since April. All but 21 of the detainees are members of the Muslim Brotherhood [movement website; FAS backgrounder (More) |
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Jordan anti-terror bill would create police state: Muslim Brotherhood
A leader of the Islamic Action Front , the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood [official website; FAS backgrounder] in Jordan, Wednesday criticized Jordan's draft anti-terrorism legislation as an oppressive, US-influenced bid to stifle Jord (More) |
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Egypt journalists, lawyer charged with slander for alleging election fraud
Three Egyptian journalists and a lawyer have been charged with slandering a local election commission chief by alleging fraud in Egypt's November parliamentary election and publishing the names of two judges accused of rigging results in a runof (More) |
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Egypt panel reprimands one judge, clears another in disciplinary hearing
A disciplinary panel for two Egyptian judges who complained of alleged fraud in last year’s parliamentary elections Thursday reprimanded pro-reform judge Hisham Bastawisi but cleared Mahmoud Mekki of whistleblowing allegations. The rulings c (More) |
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Egypt police clash with demonstrators supporting judges
Protests continue in Egypt over two judges facing disciplinary hearings at Egypt's highest court for their criticism of parliamentary elections last year, which they and eight other judges claimed were marred by fraud. Judges Hisham el-Bastiwi (More) |
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Egypt extends emergency law as crackdown on protesters continues
The Egyptian parliament on Sunday extended the country's emergency laws for two more years in order to allow more time for the government to draft anti-terrorism legislation. The emergency laws, which would have expired in June, were implement (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.
