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Sunday’s papers: Judiciary under spotlight as Mubarak regime trials resume
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Judiciary under spotlight as Mubarak regime trials resume

As the trials of former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly are set to resume, today’s papers…
Egypt starts process to end emergency rule, says official
Egypt

Egypt starts process to end emergency rule, says official

Egypt has begun procedures to end the country's three-decade old state of emergency, a government spokesman said on Thursday. The…
Despite revolution, Emergency Law remains in force
Egypt

Despite revolution, Emergency Law remains in force

Ending the state of emergency has long been a priority for pro-reform Egyptians and was one of the main demands…
5 workers first to be sentenced under military’s anti-protests law
Egypt

5 workers first to be sentenced under military’s anti-protests law

A military court on 29 June handed down suspended sentences of one year in prison to five workers, who had…
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Egypt

Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban

Amnesty International (AI), the London-based human rights watchdog, renewed its call for the abolition of the law banning protests, military…
Amnesty International: Egypt needs more than fair vote
Egypt

Amnesty International: Egypt needs more than fair vote

Free elections this year could set Egypt on a new democratic course, but the government must also end emergency law…
Rights group calls on Egypt’s military rulers to lift emergency rule
Egypt

Rights group calls on Egypt’s military rulers to lift emergency rule

Egypt's transitional government won't end human rights abuses until it lifts emergency rule and ends military trials, Human Rights Watch…
Rights groups says Egypt still needs more change
Egypt

Rights groups says Egypt still needs more change

In the wake of continuing reports of human rights abuses after the 25 January revolution, the international human rights advocacy…
State of emergency extended until after elections
Egypt

State of emergency extended until after elections

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has extended the state of emergency until after the parliamentary and presidential elections.…
Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist
World

Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist

Amman -- The Syrian authorities' arrest of a leftist opposition figure overnight suggests that a bill passed by the government to…
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