emergency law
Sunday’s papers: Judiciary under spotlight as Mubarak regime trials resume
Egypt
August 14, 2011
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
August 11, 2011
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
July 17, 2011
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
July 4, 2011
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
June 25, 2011
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
June 24, 2011
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
June 8, 2011
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
June 7, 2011
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
May 12, 2011
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
April 20, 2011
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…