Latest in Tag: dispersal Highlight
Latest in Tag: dispersal

Court issues its verdict against 66 defendents in ‘Al-Nahda sit-in dispersalâ retrial
52 defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison

Cairo Criminal Court postpones trial of 738 âRabaa sit-in dispersalâ defendants to 22 May
First court session of case held on 13 December 2015

Nubians reportedly agree to disperse protest with preconditions
MP Mostafa Bakry said the protestors will not be followed by security forces following the dispersal

Trial of photojournalist Shawkan, 738 other defendants adjourned to 8 October
Shawkan has been staying in pretrial detention for more than three years, which does not comply with Egyptâs penal code

HRW calls on parliament to investigate Rabaa Al-Adaweya mass killings, compensate families
Human Rights Watch describes Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal as worst mass killing in modern history

Calls to investigate Rabaa dispersal amid continued divide in narratives
Three years on, the perpetual indifference to opposing narratives is the sign of a divided society

Court postpones retrial of 11 defendants accused of murdering Kerdasa police officer
Farrag was killed from a distance of approximately 20 metres with a live round that hit him on the right side of his chest, testified the former Forensics Authority spokesman

Cassation court annuls death sentences against 6 defendants in Kerdasa police killings
The Giza Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Nagy Shehata, had sentenced the defendants to death in February

âRabaa operations roomâ journalistsâ appeal to be heard on 1 October
Thirteen journalists received life sentences and one was sentenced to death in the case

Shawkanâs first trial session set for 12 December
ANHRI filed a report to the Prosecutor General Tuesday demanding Shawkanâs release

Lawsuit demands banning âRabaaâ slogan in elections
Administrative court postponed lawsuit to Tuesday

Court postpones âstorming of Helwan police stationâ case to 29 September
Police station was stormed then set ablaze, leading to deaths of three police officers and three civilians, and the injury of 19 others

Rabaa Al-Adaweya Square renamed after assassinated Prosecutor General
The request was made in order to âerase the memoryâ of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in, says Head of Judges Club

Final verdict for SPAP and witnesses to Al-Sabbagh killing 26 September
Defence optimistic and expectant of acquittals
Court details acquittal verdict from protest charges in Al-Sabbaghâs case
It was just a celebration like âweddingsâ, states court

Court acquits SPAP members of protest charges in Al-Sabbagh case
“Verdict proves that police intentionally used force without necessity,” says defence lawyer

Capital punishment and the question of fair trials
Growing need for social dialogue in Egyptian society over capital punishment, says anthropology professor Reem Saad
4 killed in violent clashes in Damietta
Basarta village enters sixth day of unrest with dozens of arrests

Court sentences 5 to death in Kerdasa police killings
Judge Nagy Shehata sentenced 183 of 188 defendants to death in February in same case

Global campaign marks 600 days in prison without trial for photojournalist Shawkan
Former Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy leads intensive local and international battle to support Shawkan

Suspect policeman in Shaimaa Al-Sabbaghâs killing faces trial 10 May
CSF officer accused of accidental killing, deliberate injury by shooting

First trial session for 17 defendants in Al-Sabbagh case
Security forces harassed SPAP members and journalists in court
Prosecutor General accuses policeman of Al-Sabbagh’s killing
âAuthorities intransigent towards defence lawyers and Al-Sabbagh’s colleagues,â says lawyer

Photojournalist Shawkanâs detention extended indefinitely
Abu Zeid has already spent 552 days in jail without trial

Verdict in Shura Council Case scheduled for 23 February
The Cairo Criminal Court has repeatedly postponed the retrial since June 2014.

Mohamed Soltan in intensive care for 4th time
The detained activist has been on hunger strike for 325 days and refused medical treatment
ANHRI demands transparency on American analystâs deportation
Former diplomat was due to speak at Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs conference, but was denied entry at airport

Muslim Brotherhood denies armyâs accusations of violence
Four protesters killed and 193 people arrested on first anniversary of Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal
Two die in Giza neighbourhood: FJP and police denies deaths
Protesters mark the one year anniversary of Rabaa amid high tensions

Egypt denies Human Right Watch heads entry ahead of Rabaa report
Hundreds of people were killed during the dispersal of pro-Morsi protest last year