Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2000
No formal notification of the indictments or the court date has been sent to any of the defendants in the Case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim. However, persistent inquiry has confirmed that the case is indeed on the court docket for November 18th, 2000. A number of international organizations, including...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2000
Nine organizations issued a joint statement expressing their fear that the trial of human rights defender Saad Eddin Ibrahim and 27 others before a Supreme State Security Court might not meet international fair trial standards. The trial is scheduled to open on 18 November 2000. The statement was...
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2000
The article explains how cases come to trial in Egypt. It also gives an idea about the Criminal Court Systems and Criminal Law in The State Security Courts. The administration of criminal law is more complicated than the administration of civil or administrative law. If the Niyaba [prosecution]...
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2000
Uncertainty continues around the case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his associates at the Ibn Khaldun Center. None have received official notification of the charges against them or a court date. According to news reports the first trial session is on November 18.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2000
Saad Eddin Ibrahim was accused by public opinion long before the investigation authorities. The accusations were started by the press, not by the court. The opinion of the press, expressing that of the public, was formed when he surprised everybody with the idea of holding a conference on...
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2000
Al-Arabi got to know that the lists of the National Democratic Party (NDP) contain only three Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
This article gives an overview of the Egyptian/Arab Press, including English language media, about Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and the Ibn Khaldoun Institute.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2000
A conference was arranged with Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim to discuss the accusations raised against him. These accusations are still being investigated by the Attorney General’s Office. The discussion turned into a celebration, during which those present welcomed and congratulated the director of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2000
It was our obligation to hear Dr. Saad’s side of the story, in which he affirms emphatically that there were no political grounds or in fact real reasons for his arrest. Furthermore, he states that the accusations made against him are baseless and that his release on bail is due to the fact that...
Date of source: Thursday, August 10, 2000
The Egyptian press remained quiet for a short period until the burst of controversy was generated as a result of the Thomas Friedman article in the New York Times on August 1st, article attacking Hosni Mubarak’s policies on the Camp David-II Summit, the corruption of the Egyptian government and its...