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Rights groups condemn death sentence of 528 Brotherhood defendants
Egypt
March 25, 2014
Rights groups condemn death sentence of 528 Brotherhood defendants
Forteen human rights organization expressed serious concern about the verdict of the Minia Criminal Court on Monday that sentenced 528…
Egyptian court sentences 529 Brotherhood members to death
Egypt
March 24, 2014
Egyptian court sentences 529 Brotherhood members to death
An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death for murder and other offences on Monday…
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday gave the death sentence to 35-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Fathallah after he was convicted of…
Mubarak to face three separate charges and possible death sentence
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Mubarak to face three separate charges and possible death sentence
According to his criminal court summons, deposed president Hosni Mubarak is to face three separate charges during his trial, which…
Policeman gets death penalty for killing protesters
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Policeman gets death penalty for killing protesters
An Egyptian court on Sunday delivered a preliminary sentence of capital punishment to a policeman for killing 18 protesters during…
Mohamed al-Zawahiri appeals death sentence
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Mohamed al-Zawahiri appeals death sentence
Abdel Aziz al-Gamal and Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of prominent Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, have appealed their death sentences in a…
Military court orders execution of 4 people for rape
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Military court orders execution of 4 people for rape
A military court ordered on Monday the execution of four people convicted of kidnapping and raping a girl. The court…
Copts, experts satisfied with Naga Hammadi ruling
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Copts, experts satisfied with Naga Hammadi ruling
Officials from the Coptic Church welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Emergency State Security Court which sentenced to death the…
A verdict that reeks of politics
Opinion
October 3, 2010
A verdict that reeks of politics
The murder case of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim has left the country in an extraordinary state of suspense. Initially…
Egypt’s tycoon gets a light verdict, instead of death sentence
Egypt
September 28, 2010
Egypt’s tycoon gets a light verdict, instead of death sentence
An Egyptian court has handed a billionaire accused of killing his popstar lover a lighter sentence of just 15 years…