military trials
Military court in Suez jails eight protesters
Egypt
July 9, 2012
Military court in Suez jails eight protesters
The Suez military court found eight demonstrators guilty on Monday 9 July of charges related to violent incidents that broke…
Revolutionary forces demand release of detainees
Egypt
July 4, 2012
Revolutionary forces demand release of detainees
Members of revolutionary groups held a press conference on Wednesday in front of the presidential palace in Heliopolis to demand…
Abbasseya detainees call on Morsy to pardon military prisoners
Egypt
June 28, 2012
Abbasseya detainees call on Morsy to pardon military prisoners
In a statement issued on Wednesday evening to President-elect Mohamed Morsy, detainees arrested during the Abbasseya violence called on Egypt's…
Rights advocates: Military arrest powers worrying
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Rights advocates: Military arrest powers worrying
The military has been given broad powers to arrest civilians — powers that go beyond its mandate, lawyers from Egypt’s…
Rights advocates challenge military powers to arrest civilians in court
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Rights advocates challenge military powers to arrest civilians in court
Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali, a number of human rights organizations and others have filed lawsuits to overturn the Justice…
A small human rights victory as Egypt’s state of emergency ends
Egypt
May 31, 2012
A small human rights victory as Egypt’s state of emergency ends
In place for 31 years, a state of emergency that gives broad and unchecked powers to Egypt’s police force will…
Engineers demonstrate before syndicate, demand release of Abbasseya detainees
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Engineers demonstrate before syndicate, demand release of Abbasseya detainees
Scores of engineers staged a protest on Monday in front of their syndicate to demand the release of 28 of…
Trial of soldiers accused of killing Maspero protesters adjourned to 31 May
Egypt
May 18, 2012
Trial of soldiers accused of killing Maspero protesters adjourned to 31 May
A military court adjourned Thursday evening the trial of three soldiers accused of killing protesters in front of the Maspero…
Abu Ismail: Million-man protest postponed pending political reform
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Abu Ismail: Million-man protest postponed pending political reform
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail has postponed "the last million-man protest" after meeting Wednesday with a state official he refused to…
No justice from military courts in British activist’s rape case
Egypt
April 23, 2012
No justice from military courts in British activist’s rape case
The past year in Egypt has highlighted the difficulties civilians face in the military justice system. Around 15,000 civilians were…