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Man who murdered whole family sentenced to death
Egypt
March 12, 2018
Man who murdered whole family sentenced to death
The Damanhour Criminal Court sentenced to death on Monday a livestock broker accused of killing a family of four, and…
Criminal court refers woman, 2 accomplices to mufti for murder of husband
Egypt
February 20, 2018
Criminal court refers woman, 2 accomplices to mufti for murder of husband
Damanhour Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Mohammed Abdel Moneam, has referred a married woman, her lover and his friend to…
Pakistan child killer handed four death sentences
Middle East
February 17, 2018
Pakistan child killer handed four death sentences
A Pakistani court Saturday handed four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a young girl, in…
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of insulting…
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
Middle East
August 28, 2017
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shia Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced…
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Egypt
August 7, 2017
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Minya Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death, 140 others to life imprisonment, including 9 in absentia, and two to…
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…
Court sentences 4 men to death for 2012 New Delhi gang rape
Middle East
May 5, 2017
Court sentences 4 men to death for 2012 New Delhi gang rape
An Indian court sentenced four men to death Friday for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New…
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…
20 defendants sentenced to death in 2013 Kerdasa police station violence
Egypt
April 24, 2017
20 defendants sentenced to death in 2013 Kerdasa police station violence
Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Mohamed Sherin Fahmy, sentenced 20 defendants on Monday to death in their retrial, along…