This month, Egypt’s former President, Mohamed Morsi, was sentenced to death. He was among more than 100 defendants given the death penalty for their role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising that ousted former dictator Hosni Mubarak. The trial has drawn international condemnation. Washington said that it had “consistently spoken out against the […]
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The West may condemn Egypt’s abuses, but it’s still business as usual
Leaked recording flouts court ruling sentencing Morsi to death
Freshly leaked audio recording of former Egyptian military commander in chief Sami Annan provide further evidence that the sentencing of former president Mohamed Morsi to death over charges of espionage lacks credibility. In the leak published on Friday, one day ahead of the court trial by the opposition satellite channel Mekameleen TV, Anan is asked […]
Turkey to work at int. level on Morsi execution
World Bulletin / News Desk Turkey plans to initiate steps to invoke mechanisms at international organizations with regard to the death penalty sentence of Egyptian elected president Mohamed Morsi, Turkey’s presidential spokesman said Monday. “Our consultations with Qatar and with the other Gulf countries, particularly with Saudi Arabia continue.. We are also reviewing […]
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s First Freely Elected President, Sentenced to Death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other defendants to death for their role in a 2011 mass prison break. Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, was ousted by the military in July 2013 after days of street protests by Egyptians demanding that he be removed because of […]