Shaimaa el-Karanshawi
Court receives first lawsuit against postponing army votes
Egypt
June 13, 2013
Court receives first lawsuit against postponing army votes
Cairo's Administrative Court received its first lawsuit demanding the Shura Council revoke its decision to postpone army members' right to…
Egyptian court rejects lawsuit demanding amnesty for Mubarak and his family
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egyptian court rejects lawsuit demanding amnesty for Mubarak and his family
The State Council’s Administrative Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit calling for a referendum to grant amnesty to former President…
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned to 7 February
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned to 7 February
The Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday adjourned to 7 February the trial of 13 policemen accused of killing protesters outside…
Trial of Jordanian spy adjourned to Thursday
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Trial of Jordanian spy adjourned to Thursday
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court on Monday adjourned the trial of a Jordanian citizen accused of spying for Israel after…
Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections
Egypt's administrative court delivered a verdict on Saturday that enables detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah to vote in the…
Detained blogger seeks right to vote from jail
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Detained blogger seeks right to vote from jail
An Egyptian human rights center on Thursday filed a lawsuit to demand that detained activist and blogger Alaa Abd El…
Ruling in favor of police: Armed attack warrants self-defense
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Ruling in favor of police: Armed attack warrants self-defense
Security personnel have the right to defend themselves against attacks on police stations, which is considered a public institution, said…
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday repealed a Mansoura Administrative Court ruling barring former members of the disbanded National Democratic…
Brotherhood pursues NDP remnants
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Brotherhood pursues NDP remnants
The Muslim Brotherhood has filed a lawsuit, requesting that former members of the Mubarak’s now-dissolved National Democratic Party be banned…
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
An administrative court has turned down a lawsuit requesting the annulment of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF)…
Ministry reveals ‘secret’ bank accounts of civil society groups
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Ministry reveals ‘secret’ bank accounts of civil society groups
The Cairo Court of Appeal on Thursday accepted a memo submitted by two judges on behalf of the Ministry of…
Lawsuit aims to deprive Mubarak of visits and phone calls
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Lawsuit aims to deprive Mubarak of visits and phone calls
A lawyer has filed a lawsuit demanding that former President Hosni Mubarak be denied various privileges while in detention, including…
Court postpones case on expats’ right to vote
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Court postpones case on expats’ right to vote
The Administrative Court has postponed the case of Egyptian expats who were supposed to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections to…
Egyptian court approves new political parties
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Egyptian court approves new political parties
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday approved applications to form the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Building and Development Party and the New…
Court acquits 20 defendants arrested in Mubarak trial clashes
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Court acquits 20 defendants arrested in Mubarak trial clashes
An Egyptian court Thursday acquitted 20 defendants arrested following clashes that took place outside the third court session of President…
Court to review decision rejecting Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party application
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Court to review decision rejecting Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party application
The High Administrative Court will convene on 10 October to discuss a challenge submitted by Jama’a al-Islamiya, demanding that it…
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Further security reinforcements were dispatched to North Sinai on Saturday morning, said security sources on Saturday. The sources said that…
Protests support Salafi preacher charged with igniting sectarian strife
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Protests support Salafi preacher charged with igniting sectarian strife
Around 200 people protested on Sunday morning in front of a Cairo court to support a Salafi preacher charged with…
Death sentence for bus driver who shot dead 6 colleagues
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Death sentence for bus driver who shot dead 6 colleagues
Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced Mahmoud Suweilam, the Arab Contractors bus driver who shot colleagues on board the company's…
Lawsuit to strip Mubarak Jr, ElBaradei of nationality postponed
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Lawsuit to strip Mubarak Jr, ElBaradei of nationality postponed
An Egyptian court decided on Sunday to defer a lawsuit seeking to strip Egyptian nationality from Mohamed ElBaradei, former International…