Without legal grounds, Abdel Qawi Fathallah is still in detention despite a decision to release him 6 weeks ago The case of Abdel Qawi Fathallah, who remains behind bars despite a court ordering his release [ More … ]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary. Saied’s decision caps months of his sharp [ More … ]
Amendments to Egypt’s constitution proposed and agreed by a parliamentary chamber dominated by supporters of General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi have, in the words of his political opponents, concentrated more power in the hands of one [ More … ]
Why Restoring the Rule of Law is the Best Way Forward? To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary, according to Foreign Affairs . Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt is a dangerous place for dissidents. Under Sisi’s command, [ More … ]
Egypt’s State Council General Assembly nominated their own council head despite a recent amendment reserving that right for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The nomination follows a contentious debate over amending the judiciary laws to give the president [ More … ]
The Egyptian judiciary is facing one of their harshest battles as al-Sisi military regime is working on legalizing the control of the judicial system in the country. The Economist wrote in its article titled: “Judgement [ More … ]
Egypt’s top appeals court found Hosni Mubarak innocent on the involvement in the killing of protesters on January 25 Revolution that toppled his 30-year rule in 2011. Mubarak’s retrial captivated viewers when he appeared in [ More … ]
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announces that operations to clear out FETÖ terrorists from institutions will continue Turkey will continue to clear out Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) terrorists said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on [ More … ]
Since Aya Hijazi was arrested two years ago, she refused to give up hope that Egypt’s courts would let her go free to reunite with her family,” but after 900 days of her pre-trial detention [ More … ]
Reuters has released a special report on the crackdown on Judges in Egypt after the military coup of 2013. The report narrates the story of the dozens of judges who were removed from office by [ More … ]
– Understanding the situation in Turkey is critical before a decision is made on the soldiers’ fate, says one of their lawyers Greek authorities Wednesday issued a month’s extension on the asylum process for eight [ More … ]
By: Dr. Said al-Haj* Turkey will perpetuate the memory of the fifteenth of July, 2016 as a milestone station in its modern history. The foiling of the coup attempt in its first wave, at least, [ More … ]
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says an official request was sent to US for Pennsylvania-based cleric Fetullah Gulen’s extradition Turkish prime minister confirmed on Tuesday an official request was sent to the U.S. for the extradition [ More … ]
Binali Yildirim says 7,543 people have been arrested over alleged ties to failed putsch Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim chaired Monday a cabinet meeting after the failed coup attempt, at Cankaya Palace, in Ankara, Turkey, [ More … ]
Turkish nationals protest in from to Gulen’s Pennsylvania compound following military coup attempt in Turkey Turks in the U.S. on Saturday gathered in Pennsylvania to protest a coup attempt Turley led by an expatriate cleric [ More … ]
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