death penalty
Criminal Court sentences 13 Agnad Misr militants to death
Egypt
December 7, 2017
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
November 15, 2017
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
July 29, 2017
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
July 24, 2017
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
July 22, 2017
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
July 7, 2017
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
July 2, 2017
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
May 20, 2017
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
May 2, 2017
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
April 16, 2017
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…