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Criminal Court sentences 13 Agnad Misr militants to death
Egypt

Criminal Court sentences 13 Agnad Misr militants to death

The Giza Criminal Court sentenced 13 members of the ‘Agnad Misr’ (Soldiers of Egypt’) terrorist organization to death on Thursday,…
Egypt court sentences man to death for killing coptic priest
Egypt

Egypt court sentences man to death for killing coptic priest

The North Cairo Criminal Court decided on Wednesday to refer the documents of the Ahmed Saeed, who is accused of…
Court sentences 8 to death over violent crimes against police
Egypt

Court sentences 8 to death over violent crimes against police

Cairo Criminal Court referred documents of eight defendants on Saturday, in the case known as the “storming of Helwan police station,”…
German ‘IS Bride’ could face death penalty in Iraq
Middle East

German ‘IS Bride’ could face death penalty in Iraq

Linda W., the 16-year-old German girl who ran away from her home near Dresden to join the so-called “Islamic State”…
Egypt court sentences 28 to death for assassination of former top prosecutor
Egypt

Egypt court sentences 28 to death for assassination of former top prosecutor

Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 28 defendants with the death penalty Saturday, charged for assassinating Egypt’s former top prosecutor Hesham Barakat.…
The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on ‘an eye for an eye’
Features/Interviews

The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on ‘an eye for an eye’

Given the rise of death sentences issued by Egyptian courts over the past four years – typically for members of the outlawed…
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Egypt

Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants

Cairo Criminal Court upheld on Sunday death verdicts for 20 of 156 defendants accused of storming Kerdasa police station in…
Cassation prosecution recommends rejecting Morsi’s appeal against prison sentence
Egypt

Cassation prosecution recommends rejecting Morsi’s appeal against prison sentence

The Prosecution of Cassation on Saturday recommended the rejection of the appeal filed by toppled President Mohamed Morsi and 10…
Egypt court sentences cleric to death in absentia
Egypt

Egypt court sentences cleric to death in absentia

An Egyptian court has sentenced a hard-line cleric to death in absentia on charges of establishing a "terror group" after…
Child rapists should receive death penalty: al-Azhar Deputy
Egypt

Child rapists should receive death penalty: al-Azhar Deputy

The deputy of Egypt’s al-Azhar, the largest Muslim beacon, called on Sunday for anyone found guilty of molesting child to…
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