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Legal experts call for ensuring judiciary independence in constitution
Egypt

Legal experts call for ensuring judiciary independence in constitution

A group of legal experts have called for limiting the presidential power to declare a state of emergency, saying the…
The people want a free judiciary
Egypt

The people want a free judiciary

While grappling with many unattended revolutionary demands, Egypt has witnessed during recent months a series of high profile court cases…
Appeals court head tarnished judiciary’s reputation, judge says
Egypt

Appeals court head tarnished judiciary’s reputation, judge says

A former Judges Club chief criticized the head of the Cairo Court of Appeals on a television program Tuesday, saying…
The prosaic realities of Egyptian justice
Opinion

The prosaic realities of Egyptian justice

A look at Egypt's court edifices — the majestic Dar al-Qada al-Ala in the center of Cairo or the imposing…
Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants
Egypt

Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants

Egyptian NGO workers appeared in court on 8 March. New judges have been appointed to hear the trial of 43…
SCAF denies intervening to cancel NGO workers’ travel ban
Egypt

SCAF denies intervening to cancel NGO workers’ travel ban

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday defended itself against accusations that it had pressured an Egyptian…
Former state security director admits order to burn top secret files
Egypt

Former state security director admits order to burn top secret files

The former head of the dissolved State Security Investigation Services, Hassan Abdel Rahman, admitted that he ordered branches to burn…
Update: Egypt to restart NGO trial 8 March, Parliament to probe travel ban lifting
Egypt

Update: Egypt to restart NGO trial 8 March, Parliament to probe travel ban lifting

A fresh trial of 43 NGO workers, including 16 Americans who have mostly left the country, will take place in…
ElBaradei criticizes political interference in NGO trial
Egypt

ElBaradei criticizes political interference in NGO trial

Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei criticized on Thursday what he called “intervention in judiciary work” in the…
Military pressure behind withdrawal of judges from NGO foreign funding trial
Egypt

Military pressure behind withdrawal of judges from NGO foreign funding trial

The withdrawal on Tuesday of the three judges that were assigned to the trial of 43 pro-democracy workers, including 16…
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