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Latest in Tag: ruling

Update: Government to appeal court’s overturn of Red Sea islands deal
The State Council Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday to cancel the maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
More protests worldwide denounce Morsi’s death sentence
11 police officers injured in Turkey in clashes with protesters

Democratic Current launches campaign to retry Mubarak
Alliance condemns use of violence against anti-Mubarak protesters

Police assault, detain journalists covering protests near Tahrir Square
Journalists were covering new protests in Abdel Moneim Riyadh Square, a day after the violent dispersal of demonstrations left two people dead

Mubarak verdict sparks angry reactions
Students vow to protest on campus; parties to sue Mubarak

Final ruling for the OCI postponed to 4 November
Government seeking to settle tax dispute worth an estimated EGP 7bn

Number of hunger strikers in and out of prisons reaches 143: ANHRI
Dozens have recently started hunger strikes to call for release of political prisoners and for abolishing the infamous Protest Law

Top Egypt court dissolves FJP
The court decision is final and is described by the Brotherhood as one which is “legally null”

Ban on Mubarak party members in upcoming elections overturned
Court cites lack of corruption evidence against National Democratic Party members to uphold decision

NGOs raise human rights concerns before UNHRC
Number of issues raised including judiciary,recent court decisions and freedom of expression during election time

Alaa Abdel Fattah and others’ prison sentence widely condemned
Abdel Fattah’s sisters protest the sentence outside the presidential palace; verdict described by Amnesty as “outrageous travesty of Justice”

Freedom for the Brave wary of verdict in Al-Azhar students’ appeal
Movement calls for reversing a court ruling sentencing 12 students to 17 years in prison
Assets of 30 MB leaders frozen
The decision implements a 2013 court ruling ordering the banning of Muslim Brotherhood and confiscating its capital

Haniyeh calls for permanent opening of Rafah crossing
The border crossing has been closed since 1 April; humanitarian cases are still cut off inside the strip without access to assistance

Supreme Administrative Court upholds Nile University’s claim over contested land
Nile University welcomes the verdict while Zewail City says the verdict “adds nothing new”

Fight for Mo’awad Adel’s health continues
Adel was assisting at a field hospital in Mohamed Mahmoud Street when he was shot in the head

US, UN react to court ruling to end state of emergency and curfew
Draft Protest Law still a significant threat to freedom of assembly, activists say

Shura Council preliminarily terminated
Constituent Assembly majority votes on cancelling council in new constitution

Objection against Muslim Brotherhood ban ruling refused by court
Muslim Brotherhood lawyers calling judgment “politicised” while pro-judgment lawyers call on government to execute the verdict
EIPR calls on Mansour to stand against state security court
The initiative calls on interim president to not ratify a ruling against nine Copts and eight Muslims
Political figures react to SCC ruling
The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the Shura Council and Constituent Assembly were formed illegally

SCC deems Shura Council and Constituent Assembly unconstitutional
The Council will remain until parliamentary elections

SCC ruling on officers’ right to vote unpopular
The Freedom and Justice Party says allowing soldiers to vote would undermine national security

6 April members announce hunger strike
40 members of 6 April Youth Movement begin hunger strike in solidarity with those detained since 29 March protests

Decision to double lawyers’ practicing fees overturned
Court reverses syndicate membership fee hike following protests by law graduates

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

FJP “astonished” at court rulings on People’s Assembly
FJP expresses astonishment after one case on repeating elections postponed while another dismissed

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

Administrative Court deflects verdicts
Constituent Assembly survives for another week, court rules lack of jurisdiction on Morsy’s decision and SCAF’s decree

Parliament calls on court to rule on membership
The Cassation Court is the fourth judicial body, and the highest, now engaged in ruling on the functioning of the assembly