military tribunals
SCAF to pardon 334 people convicted in military courts
Egypt
November 2, 2011
SCAF to pardon 334 people convicted in military courts
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces head Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi will pardon 334 people convicted in military courts, according…
Policemen protest for better working conditions
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Policemen protest for better working conditions
Hundreds of police officers protested outside the Ministry of Interior in downtown Cairo on Monday, decrying the slow response to…
Court to decide if military trials for civilians constitutional
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Court to decide if military trials for civilians constitutional
Egypt’s military rulers received a major blow on Saturday when a court in Cairo referred the legal provision for trying civilians…
Egypt to stop military trials for civilians once Emergency Law is lifted
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Egypt to stop military trials for civilians once Emergency Law is lifted
Egypt will halt military trials for civilians once the state of emergency has been lifted, Adel Morsy, the top official…
Military to transfer its civilian detainees to Interior Ministry prisons
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Military to transfer its civilian detainees to Interior Ministry prisons
Egypt's military judiciary on Sunday decided to transfer all civilians in army custody at the Hikestep camp to prisons run…
NAC states six demands to be voiced on Friday’s protest
Egypt
September 4, 2011
NAC states six demands to be voiced on Friday’s protest
The National Association for Change (NAC) called for a protest on Friday entitled “Path Correction Friday” which aims at rescuing…
Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday
An Egyptian revolutinary group on Monday called for a massive demonsration on Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In a post…
Egypt army chief denies deal with Islamist groups
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Egypt army chief denies deal with Islamist groups
Egypt's military chief of staff on Sunday denied any deals between the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)…
Pre-revolution play foretells of a furious rebellion
Art news
June 12, 2011
Pre-revolution play foretells of a furious rebellion
Artists Mostafa and Amr Eissa have been gearing their artistic talents toward political activism of late. Last week, they showed…
Egypt’s military engaging in monologue, not discussion, say activists
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Egypt’s military engaging in monologue, not discussion, say activists
Ihab Ammar did not last half an hour at the meeting between “the revolution’s youth groups” and members of the…