death penalty
EU against Morsi death sentence
Egypt
May 19, 2015
EU against Morsi death sentence
James Moran, the European Union's ambassador to Cairo, said in a recent statement that the European Union is against the…
UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi
Egypt
May 18, 2015
UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Monday at an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for…
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Egypt over Morsi death sentence bid
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Egypt over Morsi death sentence bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticised Egypt over a court decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohamed…
UPDATE: Judicial sources say Egypt sentences 22 members of Brotherhood to death
Egypt
April 20, 2015
UPDATE: Judicial sources say Egypt sentences 22 members of Brotherhood to death
An Egyptian court sentenced 22 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday over an attack on a police…
Pakistani court blocks execution of those convicted by military courts
World
April 16, 2015
Pakistani court blocks execution of those convicted by military courts
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after…
Pakistan hangs 12 men in largest execution since moratorium lifted
World
March 17, 2015
Pakistan hangs 12 men in largest execution since moratorium lifted
Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the…
Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman
World
February 26, 2015
Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman
Three Shia Muslim men were sentenced to death by a Bahrain court on Thursday and seven others were given a…
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
World
February 24, 2015
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
An Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith, the English-language daily…
Beni Suef University fires Brotherhood supreme guide
Egypt
April 29, 2014
Beni Suef University fires Brotherhood supreme guide
The Beni Suef University council held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon and agreed to fire Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed…
Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal
Kafr al-Sheikh Criminal Court reduced the sentences of eleven convicted rapists Tuesday, handing them prison terms on appeal instead of…