Cairo Court Sentences 75 to Death

A court in Cairo today confirmed death sentences for seventy five of those on trial, among them senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood. Dozens of others received life sentences.

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(Image: Cairo Criminal Court in Cairo, Egypt, on 8th September 2018, where hundreds of detainees received sentences for 2013 protests supporting the now-deposed Muslim Brotherhood government. Credit: Islam Safwat/NurPhoto /Getty Images)