Egypt 2020
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News on Egypt in 2020
MARCH 4, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TOP MILITANT HISHAM AL-ASHMAWY EXECUTED
Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was executed on 4 March 2020 following his conviction over several high-profile attacks, the country’s military spokesman said.
MARCH 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 37 SENTENCED TO DEATH INCLUDING TOP MILITANT LEADER
An Egyptian court on 2nd March 2020 sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their conviction of terrorism-related charges.
FEBRUARY 25, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY
Eight men were executed on 24 February 2020 in Egypt in what is thought to be the first death sentences carried out in the country so far in 2020.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: EIGHT TERRORISTS WERE EXECUTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE BOMBING OF THREE CHURCHES IN CAIRO, TANTA AND ALEXANDRIA
On February 24, 2020 it took place the execution of eight prisoners in Alexandria Prison.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: THREE PRISONERS WERE EXECUTED IN CAIRO APPEAL COURT FOR MURDER
On February 22, 2020 it took place the execution by hanging of three defendants at Cairo Appeal Court.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 5 EXECUTED FOR ABDUCTING, MURDERING 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL. TWO WERE WOMEN
Egyptian security authorities have executed five persons from the same family after they were convicted of abducting and killing a four-year-old child, Middle East Monitor reported on 5 August 2019.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TERRORIST LEADER ASHMAWY, 36 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 54 ASSASSINATIONS
A Cairo criminal court on 1st February 2020 handed preliminary death sentences to leading terrorist Hisham Ashmawy and 36 others in the case known as Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, convicting them of executing over 50 assassination attacks on policemen.
JANUARY 31, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 7-MEMBER FAMILY
A defendant, who is charged with killing seven members of the same family and setting their house on fire in Kafr el-Dawar city in Beheira govenorate, was sentenced to death on 30 January 2020.
JANUARY 29, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FAILED ASSASSINATION
An Egyption court handed preliminary death sentences on 27 January 2020 to three defendants over a failed assassination of Alexandria’s security director in March 2018.
- JANUARY 21, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
On January 21, 2020 five prisoners were executed at Zagazig Prison.
- JANUARY 18, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS, INCLUDING A WOMAN, WERE EXECUTED FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER
On January 18, 2020 it took place the execution by hanging of five defendants at Tanta General Prison.
- JANUARY 16, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT ORDERS RETRIAL OF MONKS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BISHOP'S MURDER
Egypt's highest civilian court on 15 January 2020 ordered a retrial of two monks sentenced to death for murdering a bishop at a Coptic Christian monastery.
- JANUARY 16, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: AHMED SALIM SHAKER OMAR EXECUTED FOR A TRIPLE MURDER
January 16, 2020: Ahmed Salim Shaker Omar was executed in Damietta prison.
- JANUARY 7, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES FORMER MILITARY OFFICER TO DEATH OVER TERRORISM
An Egyptian military court sentenced on 27 November 2019 a former military officer to death over plotting and carrying out terrorist operations in Egypt, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement.
- JANUARY 1, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.