Morsi’s death spotlights systematic mistreatment of prisoners
5 years, 6 months ago

Morsi’s death spotlights systematic mistreatment of prisoners

Al Jazeera  

The death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has cast the spotlight on the dire conditions faced by political prisoners in Egypt under the government of army chief-turned-president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. “Former President Morsi’s death followed years of government mistreatment, prolonged solitary confinement, inadequate medical care, and deprivation of family visits and access to lawyers,” Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director of Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera. According to Human Rights Monitor, more than 300 detainees have died in prison in Egypt since the coup in 2013, with the cause of death principally due to “medical neglect and torture”. “Egypt is a tyranny of human rights,” Wafik Moustafa, a medical doctor and head of the London-based British Arab Network, told Al Jazeera, adding that Egyptian authorities routinely ignore court orders.

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UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger
2 years, 2 months ago

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Al Jazeera  

The life of jailed hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah is in great danger, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said, renewing a call for Egypt to immediately release him. “I urge the Egyptian government to immediately release Abd el-Fattah from prison and provide him with the necessary medical treatment,” Turk said in a statement on Tuesday, …

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’s Sisi still has a blank cheque for repression
3 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s Sisi still has a blank cheque for repression

Al Jazeera  

The lack of reaction to the confirmation of 12 death sentences in the Rabaa case shows el-Sisi faces no serious pressure to change his brutal ways. The confirmation of the 12 death sentences is the climax of one of the most farcical trials in Egypt’s history which dealt with the brutal dispersal of the Muslim Brotherhood’s sit-in at Rabaa al-Adaweya …

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: Lawyers say Morsi’s son killed by ‘lethal substance’
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt: Lawyers say Morsi’s son killed by ‘lethal substance’

Al Jazeera  

Abdullah, youngest son of Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi, died a year ago months after his father. Lawyers for the family of Egypt’s ex-president Mohamed Morsi said they obtained information showing his youngest son was killed by “a lethal substance” and not a heart attack as authorities earlier claimed. “It is quite clear that certain elements of the state were …

UN experts call Morsi’s death in Egypt ‘arbitrary killing’
5 years, 2 months ago

UN experts call Morsi’s death in Egypt ‘arbitrary killing’

Al Jazeera  

Former President Mohammed Morsi died while standing trial for charges legal observers said were politically motivated. An independent panel of United Nations experts has said the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi in June could amount to “a state-sanctioned arbitrary killing”. ‘Denied life-saving care’ Led by special rapporteur Agnes Callamard and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the …

Face of Egypt’s 2011 revolution asks el-Sisi to repent in video
5 years, 3 months ago

Face of Egypt’s 2011 revolution asks el-Sisi to repent in video

Al Jazeera  

Wael Ghonim says the president should apologise to widow of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected leader. Wael Ghonim, one of the icons of Egypt’s landmark 2011 anti-government protests, has appeared in a series of videos in which he has asked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to “repent and seek forgiveness” from the widow of late leader Mohamed Morsi. 2012521132331165435 In …

Morsi’s son Abdullah dies of heart attack in Cairo hospital
5 years, 4 months ago

Morsi’s son Abdullah dies of heart attack in Cairo hospital

Al Jazeera  

Abdullah Morsi, who was an outspoken government critic, died at the Oasis hospital in Giza, sources tell Al Jazeera. The youngest son of late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died of an alleged heart attack at a hospital in Cairo, sources told Al Jazeera. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, died on June 17 while standing trial for charges that …

Morsi ‘killed’ by Egyptian government, son says
5 years, 6 months ago

Morsi ‘killed’ by Egyptian government, son says

Al Jazeera  

Son of late former president named several incumbent Egyptian officials as being responsible for his father’s death. A son of the late former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has accused incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and a number of other officials of “killing” his father. In a Twitter post on Thursday, Morsi’s son, Abdullah, named a number of officials whom he …

Erdogan: Egypt government should be tried over Morsi’s death
5 years, 6 months ago

Erdogan: Egypt government should be tried over Morsi’s death

Al Jazeera  

The Turkish president said Morsi was “killed” and wants the Egyptian government face an international court. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Egyptian government should be tried in international courts for the death of former President Mohamed Morsi. Earlier, the Turkish leader called Morsi a “martyr” adding that he did not believe the former president died due …

UN calls for ‘prompt and thorough’ probe into Morsi’s death
5 years, 6 months ago

UN calls for ‘prompt and thorough’ probe into Morsi’s death

Al Jazeera  

The UN rights office demands investigation into Morsi’s death as people across the Middle East mourn the ex-president. The UN has called for a “thorough and transparent investigation” into the death of Mohamed Morsi in court, as thousands of people across the Middle East paid their respects to Egypt‘s former president. “Concerns have been raised regarding the conditions of Mr …

Mohamed Morsi: An Egyptian tragedy
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi: An Egyptian tragedy

Al Jazeera  

The death of former President Mohamed Morsi is only the latest in a series of untold tragedies that have afflicted Egypt since the spark of revolution flickered more than eight years ago. For Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the field marshal who overthrew Morsi in a July 2013 coup and restored military rule in Egypt, his death signals yet another milestone in …

Egypt accuses UN of seeking to ‘politicise Morsi’s natural death’
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt accuses UN of seeking to ‘politicise Morsi’s natural death’

Al Jazeera  

Cairo says UN’s call for independent probe into Morsi’s death is a ‘deliberate attempt to politicise a natural death’. Egypt is accusing the United Nations of seeking to “politicise” the death in court of the country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi by calling for an “independent inquiry”. Foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Hafez said on Wednesday he condemned “in the …

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 …

Mohamed Morsi’s death: World reaction
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi’s death: World reaction

Al Jazeera  

Malaysia, Qatar pay tribute to former Egyptian president, but reaction from other governments has been largely muted. The United Nations has called for an “independent inquiry” into the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who died aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court on Monday, according to state media. إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون — تميم بن حمد …

Turkey: Erdogan slams Egypt’s ‘tyrants’ as thousands mourn Morsi
5 years, 6 months ago

Turkey: Erdogan slams Egypt’s ‘tyrants’ as thousands mourn Morsi

Al Jazeera  

Mosques across Turkey hold prayer services for former Egyptian president, who died in a Cairo court on Monday. At Istanbul’s Fatih mosque, where thousands joined in prayers, Erdogan called Morsi a “martyr” and blamed Egypt’s “tyrants” for his death, adding that he doesn’t believe that Morsi died of natural causes. Istanbul, Ankara gatherings A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood …

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 …

Mohamed Morsi death: Ousted Egyptian president dies during trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi death: Ousted Egyptian president dies during trial

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 Egypt’s only freely elected president, …

Egypt slammed for Morsi’s ‘terrible but predictable’ death
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt slammed for Morsi’s ‘terrible but predictable’ death

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian government failed to allow Morsi ‘adequate medical care’ leading to his ‘entirely predictable’ death, HRW says. “He’s been in prison and treated worse than the already terrible conditions for Egypt’s prisoners,” Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the HRW’s Middle East and North Africa division, told Al Jazeera, decrying Morsi’s “terrible but entirely predictable” death. — Sarah Leah Whitson …

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’s Morsi: The Final Hours
5 years, 9 months ago

Egypt’s Morsi: The Final Hours

Al Jazeera  

An investigation into the behind-the-scenes turmoil during the final days of Mohamed Morsi’s presidency. In this film, Egypt’s former foreign relations assistant, Khaled al-Qazzaz among others, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the Morsi presidency’s final hours. “‎‎From what I know, senior US government officials by that juncture June 25, 2013, were aware of the possibility of a military coup against …

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court
6 years ago

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court

Al Jazeera  

Two former Egyptian presidents have appeared in the same Cairo courtroom with Hosni Mubarak testifying in the retrial of his successor Mohamed Morsi on mass jailbreak charges. 181223084527884 During his testimony against Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, 90-year-old Mubarak claimed he could not answer most questions, saying he needed permission from the military and current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. …

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court
6 years ago

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court

Al Jazeera  

Two former Egyptian presidents have appeared in the same Cairo courtroom with Hosni Mubarak testifying in the retrial of his successor Mohamed Morsi on mass jailbreak charges. 181223084527884 During his testimony against Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, 90-year-old Mubarak claimed he could not answer most questions, saying he needed permission from the military and current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. …

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