lawyers syndicate
Suez lawyers on strike in protest against police attacks
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Suez lawyers on strike in protest against police attacks
Clashed erupted on Saturday between lawyers and policemen in Suez, causing the evacuation of the security court, after lawyers staged…
Constitutional committee elects sub-committees heads
Egypt
September 10, 2013
Constitutional committee elects sub-committees heads
The 50-member constitutional committee elected the heads of their sub-committees during the Tuesday session. Sameh Ashour, head of the Lawyers Syndicate,…
Lawyer demands investigation into new police torture claims
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Lawyer demands investigation into new police torture claims
Assaad Heikal, a member of the Lawyers Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee, filed a report on Wednesday with the Cairo Public Prosecution…
Journalists and Lawyers Syndicate heads referred for internal discipline
Egypt
December 1, 2012
Journalists and Lawyers Syndicate heads referred for internal discipline
The Journalists Syndicate’s council decided Saturday to refer syndicate head Mamdouh al-Wali to a disciplinary committee for voting on…
Lawyers accuse Brotherhood of censorship, stage protest
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Lawyers accuse Brotherhood of censorship, stage protest
Dozens of lawyers protested in front of the High Court on Thursday to denounce alleged attempts to censor and influence…
Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat
The Nasr City police station crisis, in which lawyers said they were assaulted by policemen, has highlighted the problem of…
Prosecution releases 6 lawyers detained in Nasr City Police Station clashes
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Prosecution releases 6 lawyers detained in Nasr City Police Station clashes
Nasr City Prosecution ordered the release of six lawyers on Sunday, after they had been detained in relation to clashes…
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
Egypt
July 6, 2012
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
The Lawyers Syndicate head Sameh Ashour issued a strongly worded statement after an emergency syndicate meeting on Friday in response…
Lawyers seek no-confidence vote against syndicate head
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Lawyers seek no-confidence vote against syndicate head
A number of lawyers have launched a campaign to hold a vote of no confidence against Lawyers Syndicate head Sameh…
Judiciary will likely invalidate Constituent Assembly, says Ashour
Egypt
June 25, 2012
Judiciary will likely invalidate Constituent Assembly, says Ashour
A forthcoming court ruling will likely invalidate the Constituent Assembly, said Lawyers Syndicate President Sameh Ashour on Monday night.…