Lawyers

Two Egyptian policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death
Egypt

Two Egyptian policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death

Two police officers were sentenced on Saturday to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for torturing a lawyer…
Lawyers protest alleged security assault on colleagues
Egypt

Lawyers protest alleged security assault on colleagues

Several lawyers staged a protest condemning police assault on their colleagues on Saturday in Banha, Qalyubiya outside the city’s prosecution and courtroom…
Lawyers’ Syndicate re-elects incumbent Sameh Ashour as chief
Egypt

Lawyers’ Syndicate re-elects incumbent Sameh Ashour as chief

The incumbent chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate, Sameh Ashour, was re-elected for a new term on Sunday, according to the…
SPECIAL REPORT: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight
Egypt

SPECIAL REPORT: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight

 As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country's lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side…
North Sinai lawyers complain about moving courts to Ismailia
Egypt

North Sinai lawyers complain about moving courts to Ismailia

Lawyers in North Sinai have criticized the Justice Ministry for moving the courts to Ismailia after three judges were killed…
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge
Egypt

Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge

The Lawyers Syndicate held an emergency meeting on Monday after a Minya court sentenced eight lawyers to life over charges…
Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge
Egypt

Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge

A criminal court in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya sentenced eight lawyers on Sunday to life in prison for assaulting…
UN human rights experts say China must end crackdown on lawyers
World

UN human rights experts say China must end crackdown on lawyers

UN human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people…
Lawyer: Shot by policeman for objecting to defendant’s abuse
Egypt

Lawyer: Shot by policeman for objecting to defendant’s abuse

The lawyer who was shot by a policeman inside a courthouse following an argument with a prosecution agent on Saturday,…
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
Egypt

Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son

A woman has addressed Egypt’s presidency to return her lawyer son to her. Aida Mosleh, the mother of Omar al-Araby, called…
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