Fatma Abo Shanab
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed to 3 July the trial of 13 police officers working at the Imbaba and…
Former Shura Council speaker’s detention extended for 45 days
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Former Shura Council speaker’s detention extended for 45 days
The misdemeanors appeals court in Heliopolis on Monday extended the detention of Safwat al-Sherif, the former secretary general of the…
Families of revolution martyrs threaten to set Suez ablaze
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Families of revolution martyrs threaten to set Suez ablaze
The families of several martyrs of the 25 January revolution threatened to set the city of Suez on fire for…
Court releases 16 suspects in ‘Zeitoun’ terrorist cell case
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Court releases 16 suspects in ‘Zeitoun’ terrorist cell case
The Supreme State Security Court on Monday ordered the release of 16 out of 25 people detained pending investigation in…
Charges filed against Alex church protesters
Egypt
January 5, 2011
Charges filed against Alex church protesters
Egypt’s general prosecution has charged eight Muslim activists were protesting in solidarity with Christian Copts with illegal rallying, rioting, damaging…
Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment
Egypt
December 23, 2010
Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment
The Supreme State Security Court on Thursday sentenced Abdel Hameed Othman, a senior figure in the extremist group Gamaa Islamiya,…
Verdict postponed for Gamaa Islamiya senior figure
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Verdict postponed for Gamaa Islamiya senior figure
The Supreme State Security Court has decided to postpone delivering its verdict until Thursday in the case of Abdel Hamid…
Policemen in Sayeda Zeinab brutality case referred to criminal court
Egypt
December 2, 2010
Policemen in Sayeda Zeinab brutality case referred to criminal court
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Thursday approved the transfer of two police officers and two members of the secret…
Activists demand release of Copts detained in Giza church riots
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Activists demand release of Copts detained in Giza church riots
Dozens of political and human rights activists protested on Thursday before the Public Prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo to demand…
Officer charged with using excessive force in Sharabiya
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Officer charged with using excessive force in Sharabiya
Sharabiya Prosecutor's Office has charged a police officer with using excessive violence against two men at Abuwafiya Bridge. The officer…