HRW: Academic held by Egyptian authorities at risk of death
Human Rights Watch joins 50 other groups to call for release of Egyptian academic Salah Soltan, detained in Egypt.
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Islam as partisan profit: An Egyptian epic
Scholars, whether religious authorities or not, would fulfil a great role if they would exhibit consistency.
Egypt’s extrajudicial killings
Egypt’s regime is dominated by figures that believe in eradicationist policies.
Revisiting Egypt’s 2013 military takeover
A breakdown of the misconceptions surrounding the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
A jail tale (Part II)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi returns for another heart-to-heart session with his former boss, the imprisoned Mohamed Morsi.
![Caricature of Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt [Getty]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/d2b45e4e9908452794d22e54c205ac4a_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Egypt’s injustice system
Egypt’s justice system is almost completely devoid of justice.
![A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement holds a placard showing Morsi during a demonstration in January [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/e0a444b4a2f54783900c2fc71add34f1_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Death and dissent in Egypt
The regime seeks to take not only the lives of these defendants, but also the freedom to dissent of all its citizens.
![Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi [EPA]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/31a32ca3bd5b4402be71b39dd12ac66d_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The death of sanity in Egypt
Beyond issues of ethics and morality, Morsi’s sentence could push the situation in Egypt over the edge.
![Egyptian judge sentences Morsi to death [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/518ee14744b240cabe0bd14e602bcda8_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The many trials of Mohamed Morsi
The laundry list of criminal charges facing Mohamed Morsi are meant to solidify Egypt’s new authoritarianism.
![Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi [Getty]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/d539410f098c4b359d644a877bdd7c8f_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Morsi’s punishment is a crime
The Morsi verdict is a message to those who would challenge the military’s authority in Egypt.
![Egyptian policemen secure Egypt’s national police academy, where an Egyptian criminal court sentenced Morsi to 20 years in prison [AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/a8cf03e45f12437d922839d3bf06d483_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Spy Cables: Mossad’s questionable questions about Morsi
Analysis: Israel’s spies sought detailed information on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – to what end?
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