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Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt’s Court of Cassation accepted on Thursday an appeal by Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 11 others to…
NGO wins court ruling over free treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Egypt
November 23, 2015
NGO wins court ruling over free treatment of Gaucher’s disease
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) has won a court ruling that obliges the government to treat…
Lawyers protest alleged security assault on colleagues
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Lawyers protest alleged security assault on colleagues
Several lawyers staged a protest condemning police assault on their colleagues on Saturday in Banha, Qalyubiya outside the city’s prosecution and courtroom…
Indian court jails Uber driver for life for rape
World
November 3, 2015
Indian court jails Uber driver for life for rape
An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced the driver of an Uber car to life in prison for raping a young…
Salafi figures released without bail
Egypt
October 8, 2015
Salafi figures released without bail
Salafi figure Mahmoud Shaaban and a number of Salafi Front leaders were released Thursday by the Cairo Criminal Court without bail,…
Court releases defendants in ‘pro-legitimacy alliance’ case
Egypt
October 8, 2015
Court releases defendants in ‘pro-legitimacy alliance’ case
Cairo Criminal Court released Wednesday the defendants in the case publicly known as the "Pro-Legitimacy Alliance case" without bail. The defendants,…
Judge responds to British ambassador’s criticism against Al Jazeera journalists’ verdict
Egypt
August 31, 2015
Judge responds to British ambassador’s criticism against Al Jazeera journalists’ verdict
President of the South Cairo Criminal Court Hassan Farid responded to the British ambassador to Cairo's criticism of a court…
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
The North Sinai Court will return to the restive peninsula after a three-month relocation to Ismailia prompted by terrorist attacks. A…
Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge
Egypt
August 10, 2015
Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge
A criminal court in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya sentenced eight lawyers on Sunday to life in prison for assaulting…
Amal Clooney: Sisi should interfere if Al Jazeera journalists convicted
Egypt
August 3, 2015
Amal Clooney: Sisi should interfere if Al Jazeera journalists convicted
“If the court delivers another guilty verdict, the US, UN and other key international actors should urge Sisi to immediately…