Egypt jails belly dancers for videos

A court in Egypt sentences two belly dancers to six months each in jail for inciting debauchery over their scantily-clad performances in videos.

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Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

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Belly dancers to florists: Six African coronavirus heroes

Uplifting stories about African people doing exceptional things in the age of coronavirus.

 

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Egypt jails al-Jazeera journalists

Three al-Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of "spreading false news" are sentenced to three years in prison at their retrial in Cairo.

 

10 years ago

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Egypt jails 69 for church attack

A court in Egypt sentences 69 Islamists to life in prison for looting and setting fire to a church in a town near Cairo in August 2013.

 

10 years ago

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Egypt jails activist for five years

An Egyptian court jails Alaa Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the 2011 uprising, for five years at a retrial for breaking protest laws.

 

11 years ago

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Egypt jails 23 activists for protest

Activists accused of violating a controversial protest law are sentenced to three years in jail by an Egyptian court.

 

11 years ago

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Egypt jails three leading activists

Three prominent Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners are sentenced to three years in jail for organising an unauthorised protest.

 

9 years ago

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12 Dec

Egypt jails policemen over lawyer death

Two Egyptian policemen are given five-year jail terms for torturing to death a respected lawyer as he was questioned about the Muslim Brotherhood.

 

11 years ago

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Egypt court jails Morsi supporters

A court in Egypt sentences 11 supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi to jail terms ranging from five to 88 years for rioting.

 

11 years ago

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Egypt jails four men for gay acts

A court in Egypt sentences four men to up to eight years in prison for committing homosexual acts, drawing condemnation and concern over personal freedoms.

 

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