Egypt's mass trials draw fire over state security priorities
Legal observers and human rights groups condemn Egypt's mass verdicts under el-Sissi, arguing defendants are denied fair hearings. Two recent rulings show 183 suspected radicals sentenced to death and 230 secular activists given life terms, amid pro government judges and critics warning of eroding rule of law and rising state control of the judiciary.
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Berlin hosts leaders from Germany France Russia and Ukraine for a planned four way meeting in Minsk to revive the September peace plan and end a war that UN estimates say has killed more than 5300. Washington debates arming Ukraine as diplomacy proceeds.
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Morton-Hoffman and Herat recount tense moments during a cafe siege. Monis held a gun aimed at a pregnant hostage Julie Taylor and at witnesses while an Islamic flag was displayed. Witnesses debated actions and possible outcomes during the standoff.
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