Egypt court sentences 2 aged Islamist leaders to 15 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Egypt court sentences 2 aged Islamist leaders to 15 years

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced two aged Islamist leaders to 15 years in prison for disseminating false news and inciting against state institutions. Along with Abdel-Monaem Abul Fetouh, a former presidential candidate and head of the Islamist Strong Egypt party, and Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood group, the Supreme State Security Court gave seven other defendants 15-year sentences on the same charges. The court in Cairo also sentenced Mohamed el-Kassas, the deputy head of the Strong Egypt party, and another activist, Moaz el-Sharqawi, to 10 years in prison on similar charges includeing membership in an outlawed group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt designated as a terrorist organization in 2013. Abul Fetouh, 70, is a former senior Brotherhood leader who was sacked from the group in 2011 when decided run in Egypt’s presidential elections.

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Family and rights groups urge Egypt to free imprisoned activist as his 5-year sentence ends
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Family and rights groups urge Egypt to free imprisoned activist as his 5-year sentence ends

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rights groups and the family of convicted Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on Thursday called on authorities to release him at the end of his five-year sentence next week. The 42-year old activist spent most of the past decade behind bars and his detention has become a symbol of Egypt’s return to autocratic rule under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. …

Family and rights groups urge Egypt to free imprisoned activist as his 5-year sentence ends
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Family and rights groups urge Egypt to free imprisoned activist as his 5-year sentence ends

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rights groups and the family …

Rights group sees retaliation as the motive for jailing an Egyptian presidential challenger
11 months ago

Rights group sees retaliation as the motive for jailing an Egyptian presidential challenger

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading human rights group dismissed on Thursday the conviction of a prominent Egyptian political activist as an act of retaliation for his decision to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in last year’s presidential election. On Tuesday, a Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced former presidential hopeful Ahmed Altantawy, along with 22 of his aides, including his campaign manager, to …

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years
11 months, 1 week ago

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Al Jazeera  

Ghannouchi’s Ennahda Party is accused of receiving foreign funds as President Kais Saied continues crackdown on opposition. A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to three years in prison over accusations that his Ennahda Party received foreign contributions, official news agency Tunis Afrique Press reported, amid an escalating crackdown on dissent in the North African country. “The sentencing …

Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested
1 year, 3 months ago

Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 campaign volunteers for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in the December election, a rights group said Tuesday. Egypt’s chairman of the National Election Authority, Waleed Hamza, on Monday announced details of elections due by next year, saying the presidential polling would be held over three days in December. …

One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
1 year, 4 months ago

One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon

Associated Press  

CAIRO — One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon after spending nearly 10 years behind bars. Authorities released prominent activist Ahmed Douma from a prison complex outside Cairo where he was serving a 15-year sentence after being convicted of taking part in clashes …

Two prominent Egyptian rights figures are released from prison following presidential pardons
1 year, 5 months ago

Two prominent Egyptian rights figures are released from prison following presidential pardons

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt on Thursday released two human rights defenders, including one who has ties with Italy, their lawyers said, concluding two cases that drew significant international criticism and attention. Zaki said he hoped to arrive in Italy “in the next two days,’’ the Italian news agency ANSA said, in a written article. In a recorded speech late Wednesday, Italian …

Egyptian politician who vowed to run for president returns to Egypt, after relatives were detained
1 year, 7 months ago

Egyptian politician who vowed to run for president returns to Egypt, after relatives were detained

Associated Press  

LONDON — An Egyptian politician vowing to run in the country’s presidential elections next year returned to Egypt Thursday, days after announcing that his relatives had been detained. “I ask your permission for five days to spend in the bosom of my family who need me and I need them.” Next year’s presidential election is widely anticipated to be a …

Egypt presidential hopeful says supporters, uncles detained
1 year, 8 months ago

Egypt presidential hopeful says supporters, uncles detained

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — An Egyptian politician residing abroad and planning to run in the country’s presidential elections next year said on Friday that two of his uncles and a group of friends and supporters have been detained in recent days. Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali said in a social media post that 10 supporters from Altantawy’s former constituency were brought in …

Egyptian ex-MP planning presidential bid says relatives arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Egyptian ex-MP planning presidential bid says relatives arrested

Al Jazeera  

Former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy says relatives and friends arrested in advance of an intended presidential election bid. Egyptian authorities have arrested two male relatives and three friends of former Member of Parliament Ahmed Eltantawy, he said, shortly before his announced return home before an intended presidential election bid. Nabeh Elganadi, a lawyer for the independent Egyptian Initiative for Personal …

Brother of Algerian ex-leader given 12-year graft sentence
1 year, 11 months ago

Brother of Algerian ex-leader given 12-year graft sentence

Associated Press  

ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian court has imposed a 12-year prison sentence on the younger brother of the country’s late President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, after convicting him of corruption under his brother’s 20-year rule. Once seen as one of Algeria’s most powerful men, Said Bouteflika was an unofficial counsellor to the president — who died in 2021, about two years after …

Egypt court jails former presidential candidate for 15 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Egypt court jails former presidential candidate for 15 years

Al Jazeera  

A court in Cairo sentences Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and several other Islamist leaders to lengthy jail terms. An Egyptian court has sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and several prominent figures from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to lengthy jail terms on Sunday for “spreading false news” and plotting to overthrow the state, reports Agence France-Presse and the …

Egypt’s leading activist gets 5 years; 2 others get 4 years
3 years ago

Egypt’s leading activist gets 5 years; 2 others get 4 years

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt on Monday sentenced one of the country’s most prominent activists to five years in prison on charges of spreading false news, a defense lawyer said. Along with Abdel-Fattah, the Emergency State Security Court in Cairo on Monday also sentenced Abdel-Fattah’s former lawyer, Mohammed el-Baker, and fellow activist Mohamed Ibrahim, also known as Mohamed Oxygen, to four years …

Egypt jails leading activist Alaa Abdel Fattah for five years
3 years ago

Egypt jails leading activist Alaa Abdel Fattah for five years

Al Jazeera  

Egypt sentences Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to jail with two others for speaking ‘fake news’. Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been sentenced to five years in prison, his sister and a judicial source said, after being tried on charges of spreading fake news. “Alaa was sentenced to five years, Baqer four years and …

Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
3 years, 5 months ago

Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

Al Jazeera  

Eight of the 24 accused were tried in absentia in separate cases involving the killing of police officers. An Egyptian court has sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, a judicial source said. The state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper said the Damanhour Criminal Court ordered the death penalty on Thursday for 16 …

Egypt upholds life sentences for 10 Muslim Brotherhood figures
3 years, 5 months ago

Egypt upholds life sentences for 10 Muslim Brotherhood figures

Al Jazeera  

Among those sentenced is the group’s leader, Mohamed Badie, on charges related to killing policemen and organising mass jail-breaks during Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Egypt’s highest appeals court has upheld the life sentences of 10 leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including the group’s head, the state-owned MENA news agency reported. The ruling on Sunday upheld the 2019 conviction by a …

Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members

Al Jazeera  

Court decision marks end of a trial linked to a mass killing by security forces at a sit-in in Cairo in 2013. Egypt’s highest civilian court on Monday upheld death sentences for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members, concluding a trial linked to a 2013 mass killing by security forces at a sit-in, according to judicial sources. Many Muslim Brotherhood figures have …

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
3 years, 9 months ago

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison

Al Jazeera  

A senior leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group has been convicted on “terror” charges and sentenced to life in prison, state media has reported. According to the state-owned Middle East News Agency, a Cairo court on Thursday found Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, guilty of “terror acts” that followed the 2013 military overthrow of …

Rights group: Egyptian court extends activist’s detention
4 years, 1 month ago

Rights group: Egyptian court extends activist’s detention

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An Egyptian court extended the detention of an activist and researcher who previously worked for one of the country’s most prominent rights groups, the group said on Monday. In Italy, where Zaki was studying, the head of the Democratic Party, the government’s junior coalition partner, slammed Monday’s decision by the court in Egypt as “the latest unjust and …

Rights group slams Egypt’s execution of 49 this month
4 years, 2 months ago

Rights group slams Egypt’s execution of 49 this month

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading international human rights group on Thursday condemned Egypt’s execution of 49 people so far this month — some arrested during a deadly crackdown on a mass protest in 2013 — and urged authorities in Cairo to grant fair retrials to those on the death row. The group said 15 of those executed had been convicted of …

Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egyptian police arrested a high-level leader in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at his hiding place in Cairo, an Interior Ministry statement said Friday. Investigators recently learned that Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting Supreme Guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organization, was hiding in an apartment on the outskirts of Cairo, the statement said. After searching the apartment, the police …

Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader

Al Jazeera  

Mahmoud Ezzat, the group’s acting leader, arrested in the capital Cairo, interior ministry says. Egypt on Friday arrested a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the latest swept up by Cairo’s long-running crackdown against the outlawed Islamist group. “National security has communicated information concerning the arrest of the fugitive leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mahmud Ezzat,” the interior ministry said …

Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat

Al Jazeera  

Acting Brotherhood leader Ezzat has already been handed two death sentences in absentia, as well as life imprisonment. Mahmoud Ezzat, a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, was arrested on Friday, the latest figure swept up by Cairo’s long-running crackdown against the outlawed Islamist group, the interior ministry said. As the group’s acting leader, Ezzat has already been handed two …

Egypt activist Wael Ghonim’s brother ordered to remain in custody
5 years, 3 months ago

Egypt activist Wael Ghonim’s brother ordered to remain in custody

Al Jazeera  

Lawyer says prosecutors have ordered Hazem Ghonim to remain in custody for 15 days pending an investigation. Hazem is the brother of Wael Ghonim, who led a Facebook page that helped ignite the 2011 Egyptian uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Wael Ghonim accused President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi‘s son Mahmoud el-Sisi, who was appointed deputy head of the general intelligence …

Mohammed Morsi dies in court during espionage case hearing, Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for ex-president's 'deliberate slow death'
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohammed Morsi dies in court during espionage case hearing, Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for ex-president's 'deliberate slow death'

Firstpost  

Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after collapsing in court on Monday, the attorney general said. Morsi, also the country’s first civilian president, had appeared “animated” during a hearing in the retrial of an espionage case in which he was accused of collaborating with foreign powers and …

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his family said. Massive protests grew against their rule, until the military — led by then-Defense Minister, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi — ousted Morsi in July …

Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance

Al Jazeera  

Egypt’s first freely elected president had suffered from neglect during years of imprisonment after his 2013 overthrow. Human Rights Watch called the news of Morsi’s death “terrible” but “entirely predictable”, citing the government’s “failure to allow him adequate medical care”. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the first world leader to pay tribute to Morsi, calling him a “martyr.” “May …

Egypt’s president pardons 560, including prominent columnist
5 years, 7 months ago

Egypt’s president pardons 560, including prominent columnist

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi pardoned 560 prisoners, including a prominent journalist and several women. The pardons, announced in the official gazette late Thursday, coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when authorities traditionally release detainees as a goodwill gesture. The journalist, Abdel Halim Qandil, was sentenced to three years in absentia in December 2017 for “insulting …

Egyptian pro-democracy activist free after 5 years in prison
5 years, 9 months ago

Egyptian pro-democracy activist free after 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading Egyptian pro-democracy activist was freed from prison early Friday after serving a five-year sentence for organizing and taking part in protests, his family and lawyer said. To many, his imprisonment three years later — at a time when authorities imposed draconian laws banning public gatherings and unauthorized demonstrations — was another sign of Egypt’s return to …

Egypt: Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah ‘to be released from prison’
5 years, 9 months ago

Egypt: Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah ‘to be released from prison’

Al Jazeera  

Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced to five years for allegedly organising a protest and assaulting a police officer. After five years in prison, Alaa Abdel Fattah, a high-profile Egyptian blogger and rights activist, is due to be released from prison on Wednesday, his family said. Abdel Fattah was arrested in November 2013 and eventually sentenced to five years in prison …

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