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Egypt sentences 59 Muslim Brotherhood suspects to 15 years

On November 5, 20202:29 pmIn Newsby Rasheed Sobowale

An Egyptian court sentenced 59 suspected members of the Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in prison on Thursday for alleged involvement in a high-profile 2013 sit-in, a judicial source said. Seven other defendants were handed five-year sentences following the latest mass trial in the government’s crackdown on the former ruling party, now blacklisted as a
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Egypt says freedom of expression ‘stops’ when Muslims offended

Egypt sentences six to death over policemen’s killing

On September 30, 20207:59 pmIn Foreignby Rasheed Sobowale

An Egyptian criminal court on Wednesday sentenced six people allegedly belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to death for the 2016 killing of two policemen, a judicial source said. The court also handed down sentences of up to 10 years in jail to seven others in the case, in which two policemen were killed
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Revealed: How 75 Muslim Brotherhood members sentence to death

On September 8, 20186:12 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.