Egypt
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
- News items in the archive
- 621
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Egypt is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 621 news items on Egypt, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- MAY 26, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian driver was executed in Saudi Arabia for...
An Egyptian driver was executed in Saudi Arabia for stabbing to death his Saudi employer and cutting up the corpse
- MAY 10, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's top religious authority approved the death...
Egypt's top religious authority approved the death sentence for Shaaban Abdel-Ghani, 30
- APRIL 13, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa...
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa told reporters he delivered a hand-written letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Israel's Shas religious party, asking Egypt to intercede with Iran
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar...
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar and Ahmed Ismail
- JANUARY 1, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- DECEMBER 20, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother...
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother Ikrami, 21, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sayed, 23, and Eid Sutouhy Abdo, 28, were sentenced to death in absentia for kidnapping and raping a 22-year-old woman
- DECEMBER 12, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began...
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began trial of 14 Islamic militant suspects, who are charged with joining illegal groups, assassinating public officials and seeking to topple the Egyptian government
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking...
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said that existing different cultures and religions should be respected
- OCTOBER 24, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor...
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor called for two Muslim Egyptian brothers who killed a Coptic Christian priest to be given the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally...
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally asked for the extradition from Egypt of Abdel Rahman Said, a former army officer who now is deputy commander of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forces
- AUGUST 16, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced...
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced to death two men Ashraf Abdel Fattah (24), a graduate of a technical institute, and Sherif Mohamed Al Sakhawy (27) holder of a diploma in social work, who killed 12-year-old Samer Mohamed Hafez and his
- JULY 22, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- MAY 8, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On May 8, Manal Abd al Qabel and his lover Bakr Abd...
On May 8, Manal Abd al Qabel and his lover Bakr Abd al Fattah Mohammad al Kumi were executed in the prison of Tanta in Basse Egypt
- APRIL 18, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court...
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court sentenced to death 9 of 107 defendants in the biggest trial of Muslim militants since those which followed the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat
- APRIL 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud,...
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud, 27, a man who confessed to abducting in January a 3-year-old girl, and repeatedly raped her during more than two months of captivity
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning...
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning 7 suspected Muslim militants who were deported from Arab and other countries, and will send them to court soon
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a...
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a decree ending a controversial law that allows a rapist to walk away free if he marries his victim
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January while attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil, allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail,...
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail, Sayed Abdel Hameed Mohammed was convicted for kidnapping and raping a young woman, and Mohsen El Husseini Osman for murdering an entrepreneur
- JANUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions continued to receive reports of death sentences imposed by military and criminal tribunals that fall short of international standards and fail to respect safeguards established by th