Date of source: Saturday, November 23, 2002
The Criminal Cassation Prosecution in Egypt accepted an appeal lodged against the sentence handed down to Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Ibrahim’s lawyer said that if the court of cassation accepts the appeal, Ibrahim should be released immediately.
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2002
The author believes that the case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim was created with the aim of limiting the activities of Egyptian human rights and civil organizations. He believes that accusations in the case were randomly directed and that many persons were excluded.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The Washington-based Freedom House honored Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim in absentia for his work on democracy, religious freedom and human rights. The award ceremony was held on 21 October. Participants in the ceremony expressed their great respect for Dr. Ibrahim´s passionate and peaceful struggle for...
Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2002
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim has lodged an appeal against the imprisonment sentence handed down to him. The appeal is based on 14 reasons that have to do with violating and misinterpreting the law and the constitution on the part of the court. Accepting the appeal means a granting of a new trial before...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim has lodged an appeal through his lawyer against the seven-year imprisonment sentence handed down to him. Judicial sources expect a political intervention to hasten work in the case.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Chris Patten: "I was dismayed to learn of these sentences and reiterate that the European Commission has no evidence of the alleged falsification of documents, which seems to have been central to the case for the prosecution. We deplore the continued use of State security courts to prosecute cases...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
Foreign Office Minister Mike O´Brien is “concerned by the abrupt decision of the judge today in the trial of Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the human rights activist, and his co-defendants from the Ibn Khaldoun Centre. The verdict is difficult to understand and the haste of the judge to impose sentence...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
The court still hears the case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The prosecution says that the Ibn Khaldoun Center was founded for spying purposes and issuing reports defaming the reputation of Egypt with the aim of collecting money. The defense tries to prove that the money Ibrahim got from the EU was a...
Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2002
Egypt´s most well-known human rights activist, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, is now censored by his wife to keep him out of prison. The judge decided to reopen the case against Ibrahim and to set him free pending a new sentence.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Western press reporting about the court case of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim.