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Egypt court orders retrial for Muslim Brotherhood supporters
An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered for a retrial of 36 a Muslim Brotherhood [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] supporters. The 36 are among 183 supporters sentenced to death in June in connection with violence following the ouster of president (More) |
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Egypt sets retrial date for 2 Al Jazeera journalists
A lawyer for the one of the two Al Jazeera journalists currently jailed in Egypt said Sunday that a retrial has been scheduled for February 12. Earlier this month, Al Jazeera journalist and Australian national Peter Greste was released from prison (More) |
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Egypt court to consider lawsuit claiming Turkey a supporter of terrorism
An Egyptian court on Saturday set February 24 as the date that it will consider a lawsuit that claims Turkey is a "state that supports terrorism" and must be designated as such. The lawsuit claims that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan support (More) |
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Egypt top court confirms death sentence for Islamist
Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday upheld a death sentence [Ahram Online report; warning graphic image] against an Islamist charged with murder as well as sentences for 57 other supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood . Video footage of the Islamist (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 230 protesters to life in prison
An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced 230 protesters to life in prison, finding them guilty of taking part in violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Cairo in December 2011. Among those sentenced, was prominent activist Ahmed Doum (More) |
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Egypt court confirms death sentence for 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters
A court in Egypt on Monday confirmed death sentences for 183 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and ousted president Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The men were convicted in December of playing a role in an attack on a (More) |
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Al Jazeera journalist released from Egypt prison
An Al Jazeera reporter was released from prison on Sunday and deported after serving 400 days in a Cairo detention facility. Al Jazeera journalist and Australian national Peter Greste was imprisoned in Egypt after receiving a seven-year sentence for (More) |
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Egypt's Judiciary: Reform in the Criminal Justice System or Violation of International Human Rights Law?
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed 'Arafa of Alexandria University (Egypt) and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, discusses the recent Egyptian criminal court's order of a retrial of Muslim Brotherhood followers and whether the Egyptian (More) |
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Egypt court bans Hamas armed group
The Cairo Appeals Court for Urgent Matters on Saturday banned and declared Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Qassam Brigades) to be a terrorist group. Qassam Brigades is the armed branch of Hamas , which is itself an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brother (More) |
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UN rights chief urges end to violence in Egypt
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein spoke out Tuesday against the excessive force used by security personnel to control political protests in Egypt. The violent security response has led to the death of at least 20 people (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
