death penalty
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…
Death penalty for Coptic alcohol merchant murderer in Alexandria
Egypt
March 9, 2017
Death penalty for Coptic alcohol merchant murderer in Alexandria
The Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday a defendant to death, charged with first-degree murder and caught on CCTV cameras…
Police arrest 22 in Port Said riot protesting death sentences
Egypt
February 28, 2017
Police arrest 22 in Port Said riot protesting death sentences
Security officials say police have arrested 22 people after hundreds went on a rampage in Egypt's coastal city of Port…
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
Middle East
February 21, 2017
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not…
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
A total of 11 rights groups have called on the Egyptian government to temporarily suspend the death penalty, in a…
Death penalty failing to deter drug trafficking in Iran: official
Middle East
August 28, 2016
Death penalty failing to deter drug trafficking in Iran: official
The death penalty has failed to reduce drug trafficking in Iran, a senior Iranian judiciary official said on Saturday shortly…
Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed Turkish coup
Middle East
July 20, 2016
Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed Turkish coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a…
Turkey told it can’t join EU if it executes coup plotters
World
July 18, 2016
Turkey told it can’t join EU if it executes coup plotters
Turkey will not be able to join the European Union if it reintroduces the death penalty, a senior EU official…
Egypt among least countries in the world that implement death penalty
Egypt
July 6, 2015
Egypt among least countries in the world that implement death penalty
An official source said that Egypt is among the least countries in the world that implement the death penalty, as…