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Habbara death sentence upheld, Sisi has final say
Egypt
December 12, 2016
Habbara death sentence upheld, Sisi has final say
The Court of Cassation issued on Monday a final ruling upholding the execution of Adel Habbara, who stands accused of…
Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder: official media
Middle East
October 19, 2016
Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder: official media
A Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow…
Court hands down death sentence, life in prison for defendents in Zeitoun Cell case
Egypt
October 8, 2016
Court hands down death sentence, life in prison for defendents in Zeitoun Cell case
Cairo Criminal Court has handed down tough sentences to the defendents in the Zeitoun Cell case, with the main defendent…
Police officer sentenced to death for killing 3 cousins over ‘witchcraft’
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Police officer sentenced to death for killing 3 cousins over ‘witchcraft’
Zagazig Criminal Court has sentenced a police officer to death for murdering his three cousins, who he accused of practicing…
Seven sentenced to death in Kafr al-Sheikh stadium bombing
Egypt
February 2, 2016
Seven sentenced to death in Kafr al-Sheikh stadium bombing
The Criminal Military Court in Alexandria sentenced seven defendants in the Kafr al-Sheikh Stadium bombing incident to death and referred…
Saudis ‘commute Sir Lanka maid’s stoning death sentence’
Middle East
December 23, 2015
Saudis ‘commute Sir Lanka maid’s stoning death sentence’
A Saudi Arabian court has commuted the death-by-stoning sentence passed on a Sri Lankan maid convicted of adultery, the government…
Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt’s Court of Cassation accepted on Thursday an appeal by Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 11 others to…
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
World
November 20, 2015
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned sentencing Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayyad to death on…
Adel Habbara’s death sentence referred to Mufti in Second Rafah Massacre
Egypt
October 1, 2015
Adel Habbara’s death sentence referred to Mufti in Second Rafah Massacre
Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Moataz Khafagy, referred the Second Rafah Massacre's main defendant to the Mufti to take…
Palestinian sentenced to death in Gaza for providing info to Israel
Middle East
August 25, 2015
Palestinian sentenced to death in Gaza for providing info to Israel
A Hamas military court in the Gaza Strip on Monday sentenced a Palestinian to death for allegedly providing information to…