Egypt judiciary

Given the rise of death sentences issued by Egyptian courts over the past four years – typically for members of the outlawed…

"I think you can see how many [former regime officials] have been released from prison. They’ll give them bonuses next,”…

Olfat Mohamed, whose son Islam Abdel Wahab was killed at Sayeda Zeinab Police Station on 28 January 2011, was devastated…

The Egyptian judiciary is “pulling the country into an abyss,” the Islamic Jihad movement warned on Monday following news that…

In the past two months of the country’s purported transition to democracy, the legal realm has come to the fore…

Lawyer Abdallah Rabee has filed a complaint against President Mohamed Morsy, accusing him of “assaulting the judicial authority and dismissing…

  The Supreme Constitutional Court has set 15 January as its deadline for reviewing all pending cases, including those related…

The paradox is stark. Vice President Mahmoud Mekky, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky and Constituent Assembly Chief Hossam al-Gheriany — three…

President Mohamed Morsy’s recent decisions to prop up presidential powers and shield the constituent assembly from legal challenges, among other…

Hassan al-Naggar, head of the Judges Club in Zagazig, accused Egypt's justice minister of "intimidating" judges who criticize the ruling…