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Egypt's Ex-President Mohammed Morsi Dies In Court While Facing Trial
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, collapsed in court and died Monday while facing trial, prompting supporters and human rights activists to demand an impartial probe into his death.
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For Trump, Clear Stakes And Uncertain End On Venezuela
Trump has shown no reluctance in allying the United States with countries whose human rights records are questionable such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and has eagerly negotiated with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Egypt Court Sentences Woman Activist Who Slammed Sexual Harassment
An Egyptian court Saturday handed a two-year suspended jail sentence to a woman human rights activist arrested in May after posting a video criticising sexual harassment in Egypt, her lawyer said.
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Human Rights Watch Calls On Egypt To Free Members Of Satirical Street Group
Human Rights Watch today called on Egypt's government to release from detention four members of a satirical street group who posted video clips on social media that mocked President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and criticized an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would hand control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Riyadh.
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2 Years After Mohamed Morsi, Egypt in 'Repression': Amnesty
Two years after the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt has regressed into "all-out repression", with activists jailed in a bid to crush dissent, Amnesty International warned today.
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Egypt Court Confirms Islamic President Mohammed Morsi Death Sentence
An Egyptian court on today upheld a death sentence against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the country's 2011 uprising.
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Egypt Says Human Rights Watch Report Politicised, Biased
The Egyptian government today dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicised and lacking in objectivity and accuracy.
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After Court Ruling, Parliamentary Polls Looks Set for Delay in Egypt
Egypt's parliamentary poll looks set to be delayed after a court ruled part of an election law was unconstitutional and the main election committee said it was working on a new timetable for the long-awaited vot
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Egyptian TV Host Faces Trial for False Accusations
An Egyptian television presenter whose undercover report from a public bathhouse landed 26 men in court for "debauchery" is herself to face trial for falsely accusing them, an official said on Tuesday.
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Egypt Confirms Mass Death Sentences for Police Killings
An Egyptian court Monday confirmed death sentences against 183 men convicted of killing 13 policemen, in a verdict the European Union denounced as a violation of the country's human rights obligations.
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European Union Slams Egypt For Mass Death Sentences
A court in Egypt violated the country's international human rights obligations by sentencing 183 men to death on Monday for killing 13 policemen, the European Union said.
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516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary
Egyptian police arrested more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood when deadly violence erupted on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said on Monday.
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Amal Clooney Disputes Arrest Warning Story
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has disputed a story reporting how Egyptian officials warned her she risked arrest last year if she released a report in Cairo critical of the judiciary.
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Amal Clooney 'Threatened with Arrest' in Egypt
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published on Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt after identifying flaws in the judicial system that later contributed to the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.
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Egyptian Satirist Who Mocked Army Fined Millions
A prominent Egyptian satirist has been fined millions of dollars over a dispute with a television channel which suspended his show after it lampooned military leaders, officials said today.
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Egypt's Ex-President Mohammed Morsi Dies In Court While Facing Trial
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, collapsed in court and died Monday while facing trial, prompting supporters and human rights activists to demand an impartial probe into his death.
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For Trump, Clear Stakes And Uncertain End On Venezuela
Trump has shown no reluctance in allying the United States with countries whose human rights records are questionable such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and has eagerly negotiated with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Egypt Court Sentences Woman Activist Who Slammed Sexual Harassment
An Egyptian court Saturday handed a two-year suspended jail sentence to a woman human rights activist arrested in May after posting a video criticising sexual harassment in Egypt, her lawyer said.
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Human Rights Watch Calls On Egypt To Free Members Of Satirical Street Group
Human Rights Watch today called on Egypt's government to release from detention four members of a satirical street group who posted video clips on social media that mocked President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and criticized an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would hand control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Riyadh.
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2 Years After Mohamed Morsi, Egypt in 'Repression': Amnesty
Two years after the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt has regressed into "all-out repression", with activists jailed in a bid to crush dissent, Amnesty International warned today.
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Egypt Court Confirms Islamic President Mohammed Morsi Death Sentence
An Egyptian court on today upheld a death sentence against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the country's 2011 uprising.
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Egypt Says Human Rights Watch Report Politicised, Biased
The Egyptian government today dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicised and lacking in objectivity and accuracy.
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After Court Ruling, Parliamentary Polls Looks Set for Delay in Egypt
Egypt's parliamentary poll looks set to be delayed after a court ruled part of an election law was unconstitutional and the main election committee said it was working on a new timetable for the long-awaited vot
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Egyptian TV Host Faces Trial for False Accusations
An Egyptian television presenter whose undercover report from a public bathhouse landed 26 men in court for "debauchery" is herself to face trial for falsely accusing them, an official said on Tuesday.
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Egypt Confirms Mass Death Sentences for Police Killings
An Egyptian court Monday confirmed death sentences against 183 men convicted of killing 13 policemen, in a verdict the European Union denounced as a violation of the country's human rights obligations.
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European Union Slams Egypt For Mass Death Sentences
A court in Egypt violated the country's international human rights obligations by sentencing 183 men to death on Monday for killing 13 policemen, the European Union said.
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516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary
Egyptian police arrested more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood when deadly violence erupted on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said on Monday.
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Amal Clooney Disputes Arrest Warning Story
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has disputed a story reporting how Egyptian officials warned her she risked arrest last year if she released a report in Cairo critical of the judiciary.
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Amal Clooney 'Threatened with Arrest' in Egypt
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published on Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt after identifying flaws in the judicial system that later contributed to the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.
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Egyptian Satirist Who Mocked Army Fined Millions
A prominent Egyptian satirist has been fined millions of dollars over a dispute with a television channel which suspended his show after it lampooned military leaders, officials said today.
