The Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese government
were reported to have struck an agreement on Monday that paves the way
for Darfur peace talks.
Four Egyptian newspaper editors convicted of publishing offences under
a controversial press law have had their one-year prison sentences
overturned by a Cairo Appea
The Egyptian authorities must stop prosecuting independent journalists for their writings, Amnesty International said as it welcomed the decision by a Cairo Appeals Co
Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second
resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the
United Nations on T
Twenty-two people were sentenced on Monday by an emergency court in
Egypt for their involvement in the violent protests of Mahalla, north
of Cairo, in April 2008.
Amnesty International calls for the retrial by an ordinary court of 22 people sentenced today by an Emergency Court for their involvement in the violent protests of Ma
Ahmed Seif El-Islam Hamad is one of the defence lawyers for
49 people who are being tried for alleged involvement in popular protests on 6 April 2008 in
support of i
