Posts Tagged ‘death sentences’

Egypt: Court upholds death sentence against 8 MB supporters

TCP : The Minya Criminal Court upheld Tuesday death sentences in absentia to eight Muslim Brotherhood supporters for violence-related charges, a judicial source told Youm7 Tuesday. Youm7 The court also sentenced 77 other defendants to life in prison while 29 others were sentenced to jail terms ranging from 10 to 15 years each in the […]

Morsi death sentence protested by Egyptians in New York

World Bulletin / News Desk  Egyptians in New York held a rally Friday to protest recent death sentences handed down to the country’s only democratically elected president and more than 100 others. Roughly 100 protesters gathered in front of Egypt’s Consulate General in New York, seeking justice against what they call a “politically-motivated” […]

Egypt delays lawsuit on Morsi death sentences

World Bulletin / News Desk An Egyptian court on Tuesday postponed hearing a lawsuit calling to halt implementation of death sentences handed down against six people convicted of joining a “terrorist organization” – two days after the sentences were carried out. “The verdict was carried out despite the existence of a lawsuit calling […]

Iran expresses concern about Egypt’s death sentences

  Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Tuesday expressed regret about Egypt’s recent death penalties and said the verdicts which encourage violent measures and a policy of elimination could harm Egypt’s image and credibility, Press TV reported. “We believe that certain problems and divisions could be resolved based on the lofty goals of Egypt’s popular revolution as […]

On suspect 33 in the farcical trial

The farcical trial of suspects accused of espionage has led to the judgement being referred to Egypt’s Grand Mufti to ratify or reject the death sentences. The details and documents in this case are full of ironies and strange stories that reveal the magnitude of the decline in the country’s legal and judicial system. Suspect […]

Congratulations to Shaikh Al-Qaradawi on his death sentence

With the issue of unjust death sentences against over 100 Egyptian and Palestinian figures, including myself, we congratulated Shaikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi on his name landing on the Al-Sisi government’s execution list. The man stood tall, smiling and calm, and said, in response to the craziness of the Egyptian government, “No one like them will be […]

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