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Military court in Suez jails eight protesters
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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