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Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted by a Rome court over the kidnapping of an Italian student whose tortured body was found in Cairo a decade ago. The men, who were tried in absentia, […]

Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges

August 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Several people have been arrested in Egypt over an alleged plot by fake judges to defraud people of their money. Egypt’s Ministry of Interior said the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court and impersonating […]

Ahmed Douma: Egyptian activist jailed for 15 years at retrial

January 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Egyptian activist who was a leader of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for rioting at a retrial. Ahmed Douma was also fined $335,000 (£262,000) over […]

Egypt sentences hundreds over 2013 pro-Morsi protests

September 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Egypt has delivered verdicts for more than 700 people over a pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in after President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013. The court confirmed 75 people’s death sentences and life imprisonment for 47 others, […]

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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]