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Blood money payments threaten justice for revolution deaths
Egypt
July 8, 2011
Blood money payments threaten justice for revolution deaths
Families of victims of the 25 January revolution who accept blood money in return for dropping their cases against police…
Victims’ families say Salafi leaders urged them not to prosecute
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Victims’ families say Salafi leaders urged them not to prosecute
Three families of those killed during the Egyptian revolution have accused some Salafi leaders of urging them not to sue…
Islam allows martyrs’ families to accept blood money, says Al-Azhar president
Egypt
July 6, 2011
Islam allows martyrs’ families to accept blood money, says Al-Azhar president
Al-Azhar University President Osama al-Abd said Islamic law allows the families of the revolution’s martyrs to accept blood money in…