UN Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Egypt’s Morsi

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UN Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Egypt’s Morsi

  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The U.N. human rights office is calling for a prompt, impartial, transparent investigation into the sudden death Monday of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in a Cairo court, where he was on trial on espionage charges. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, collapsed after completing a statement in court. Spokesman […]

Former Egyptian President Morsi Buried Day After Dying in Court

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Former Egyptian President Morsi Buried Day After Dying in Court

  Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected head of state who was later ousted from power, was buried Tuesday after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courthouse Monday. A member of Morsi’s defense team said  family members attended funeral prayers in the mosque of Cairo’s Tora prison, which was […]