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6 sentenced to death over storming Ghad al-Thawra Party HQ in 2013
Egypt
July 26, 2015
6 sentenced to death over storming Ghad al-Thawra Party HQ in 2013
Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata, sentenced in absentia, Sunday, six defendants to death over storming the…
Sudan releases detained Egyptian fishermen after government intervention
Egypt
July 23, 2015
Sudan releases detained Egyptian fishermen after government intervention
Taha al-Sharidy, head of the Fishermen's Syndicate in Daqahlia, said Sudanese prosecutors released 101 Egyptian fishermen on Thursday who had…
UN deeply concerned about death sentences in Egypt
Egypt
June 18, 2015
UN deeply concerned about death sentences in Egypt
The United Nations reiterated its deep concern about the death sentences issued against the toppled President Mohamed Morsi and more…
EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi
Egypt
June 17, 2015
EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi
The life imprisonment and death sentences handed on Tuesday against former president Mohamed Morsi and several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders…
Former Morsi’s presidential team lady not surprised at her death sentence
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Former Morsi’s presidential team lady not surprised at her death sentence
Sondos Asem, a member of toppled President Mohamed Morsi's presidential team and the only woman sentenced to death in absentia…
Bangladesh’s highest court upholds death sentence of top Islamist
World
June 16, 2015
Bangladesh’s highest court upholds death sentence of top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the country's second highest ranked Islamist leader for committing war…
Mufti’s adviser urges caution reporting on pending death sentences
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Mufti’s adviser urges caution reporting on pending death sentences
An assistant to Egypt’s grand mufti has urged caution when reporting on death sentences that are pending the approval of…
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
A group calling itself “The Revolutionary Punishment” has claimed responsibility for shooting dead two police sergeants in Fayoum last Thursday…
Hundreds march in Sudan against Morsi death sentence
Egypt
May 22, 2015
Hundreds march in Sudan against Morsi death sentence
Around 800 protesters marched through Sudan's capital on Friday against a court's decision this week to seek the death penalty…
Iran regrets death sentence handed to Morsi
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Iran regrets death sentence handed to Morsi
Iran has expressed regret over the recent death sentences given in Egypt to Muslim Brotherhood members including former Islamist President…