During the month of May, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 34 defendants in 25 cases. Among them, 5 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
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During the month of April, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 39 defendants in 29 cases. Among them, 2 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
EIPR condemns issuing prison sentence against Ahmed Tantawi's campaign manager, Mohamed Abu al-Diyar
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the Matareya Misdemeanor Court's decision to uphold the prison sentence issued against lawyer Mohamed Abu al-Diyar, the campaign manager of former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi.
The following infographics present the death penalty verdicts in Egypt in March 2024
The following infographics present the death penalty verdicts in Egypt in February 2024
On April 16th, the Administrative Court in Abbasiya will begin looking into 106 appeals submitted by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) against the Minister of Education’s decision to disqualify teachers who passed appointment t
Court's Inaction on U.S. Complicity Could Set Dangerous Precedent for Global Human Rights, Legal Filing Warns
To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen,
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights commentary
By Mohamed Ramadan, Economic and Social Justice Unit researcher
The Third Circuit of the Terrorism Criminal Court renewed the detention of 1,516 defendants in various cases, either by issuing a decision to extend their pretrial detention for 45 days in the absence of their lawyers or by postponing the consi