Latest in Tag: court Highlight
Latest in Tag: court
Court sentences student murderers to 15 years
Victim’s father performs a sit-in in protest at the court’s ruling

Bible burner Abu Islam set for trial
Abu Youssef denies reports that investigations have begun into Bible burning

Over a dozen sentenced to death for deadly attack in North Sinai
Jihadists receive what is considered “harsh” sentence for attacks against security in North Sinai
Five workers sentenced to jail for striking
First time for such a sentence in Egypt
Political activist Alber Saber could face up to five years in prison
Saber was referred to court for “insulting god,” “contempt of religion” and founding anti-religion Facebook pages

People’s Assembly dead and buried
Supreme Administrative Court says parliament’s lower house is “null and void”

Britain, Sweden silent on Ecuador Assange proposal
Assange still fears Sweden will hand him over to the United States

Attack in east Turkey: seven dead
Kidnappings and attacks on civilians: PKK hardliners gaining upper hand

Bahraini policemen to be tried for torture
Interior ministry recruits 500 new police officers
13 Bulgaria Muslims stand trial on radical charges
Facing charges of preaching radical Islam

Twitter hands over Occupy posts
As Twitter becomes ever more important for activists, Twitter has to hand over information on one of its users

Iraqi VP sentenced to death
Ongoing turmoil in Iraq as top Iraqi politician is sentenced to death in absentia

Acquittal for Morsy car attackers
Defendants acquitted due to lack of evidence

All 12 detainees of Syrian Embassy clash released
“Charged with assaulting police officers” detainees released by the public prosecutor

Suit for closing down ONTV show referred to commissioners’ body
A law suit filed against the independent news channel’s popular show is being reviewed by the commissioners’ body in the administrative court

Bahrain court upholds sentences for 20 opposition figures
Bahrain activists found guilty of “conspiring to overthrow the government, having contact with foreign entities, and violating provisions of the constitution”

Maspero trial postponed to 2 October
Coptic activists accuse the state of double-standards towards the religious minority
Iran, emergency law, Shafiq’s flight and Morsy’s performance
The prospect of the return of the hated emergency law, issues surrounding scientific research in Egypt and more specifically the Zewail City and Nile University projects, Shafiq’s flight and Morsy’s performance; these are the domestic issues concerning columnists. Further afield, Morsy’s recent trip to Tehran continues to attract the attention of columnists, most who think …

Pharmaceuticals pricing dilemma continues to escalate
Pharmaceutical companies expect the pharmaceutics conflict to be resolved in their favor

Israeli settlers violence against Palestinians continues
Responding to a court ruling, Israelis carry out acts of hatred towards Palestinians

NoMilTrials: Arresting change
Despite the worrying number of men and women still facing military trial in Egypt, one grass-roots movement has succeeded in alerting the public to the need for change. Rana Muhammad Taha speaks to No Military Trials activists Salma Abdelgelil and Mohammad Fouda about the group’s development.

Charges against Australian journalist dropped
Charges were pending for six months

Student referred to criminal court for sexual harassment
After few hours of investigations, the harasser was referred to court, charged with rape

Controversy over Abdul Moez referral to criminal court
Reports claim his involvement in the smuggling of foreign defendants out of Egypt, minister of Justice denies

Busy day for courts in Egypt
The verdict on the trial of Israeli Embassy protesters was read, the Port Said massacre trial and the Suez killing trial were adjourned

Minister Mahsoub proposes new ‘Equal opportunities’ law
Interviewed By Wafaa Abdel Bary What is your mission during your first year in office, and what is your plan to improve the Ministry’s performance? My first year’s mission encompasses restructuring the Ministry, laying down the legislative plan and general guidelines, and pushing through several urgent legislations. In addition, the Ministry is working on a …
Gamal Eid: Human rights continue to suffer since revolution
Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information speaks with DNE

El Adly appealing his life sentence
The former Minister of Interior is citing procedural flaws in his trial as grounds for appeal of his 25 year sentence

Morocco court criminalises February 20 Movement
Moroccan court terms February 20 movement as illegal
BP hit with $3.1bn Russian court bill
Moscow (AFP) — A Siberian court on Friday piled more legal pressure on BP by ordering the British group to pay $3.1 billion in damages for its attempted Arctic oil exploration tie-up with the state giant Rosneft. A BP attorney immediately denounced the decision as a “corporate attack” that demonstrated the court’s subservience to the …