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“It is disheartening to see journalists continue to be assaulted on the anniversary of the deadliest day for journalists in Egypt,” said Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. “All sides must stop attacking and detaining journalists and allow them to cover the news.” New York,...
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My husband, Mick, was an easy target for an Egyptian military sniper, who could have been on some rooftop a mile away. He was big and blonde in a sea of protesters, hauling a bulky television camera. I think the security forces just got tired of seeing him there....
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Today’s mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective nature of Egypt’s justice system, Amnesty International said. According to state media reports, in a single hearing this morning, the Minya Criminal Court sentenced 529 supporters of former President...
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A court ordered the execution of 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after only two hearings Monday, in the largest such sentencing in Egypt’s modern history. The unprecedented verdict comes amid an extensive crackdown on Morsi supporters, will is likely to be overturned on appeal, legal experts said....
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Three journalists from the Al-Jazeera English broadcaster have been pictured on Wednesday caged in a courtroom in Cairo’s Tora prison. Canadian-Egyptian Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, producer Baher Mohamed and correspondent Peter Greste – formerly of the BBC – have been charged with spreading false news and supporting the Muslim...
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Egypt’s health ministry says at least 65 are dead in violent clashes Saturday between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi. The violence indicates a willingness by police to use firepower against any expansion of Islamist-led protests.Vedat Xhymshiti | between THE frontlines At a makeshift hospital near the site...