Accuracy in Media

Egypt’s deposed president, Mohammed Morsi, will be executed. As Fox News said: “An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.”  

He was sentenced to prison for connections to the deaths of protesters in 2012, where his Islamist supporters said it was a terrible decision to do so.

WASHINGTON — Muslim Brotherhood supporters have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court. The court held a mass hearing and announced the verdict to 529 defendants. Fox News reported that the defendants were supporters of deposed Islamist and former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. They were arrested and charged for killing an Egyptian policeman and […]

WASHINGTON — Egyptians voted and went to the polls for the first time since the military ousted the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Morsi last year. This is a constitutional referendum that could weaken the Islamist language in the constitution as well as strengthen the police, judiciary and military. Reuters reported that the police, judiciary and […]

WASHINGTON — An alliance of 13 human rights groups demands an investigation into forceful dispersals of Morsi supporters this past August, which Egyptian security forces killed dozens of protesters. Reuters reported that the interim government cracked down on Morsi supporters and jailed thousands of them, in addition to outlawing the radical Islamist movement, the Muslim […]

WASHINGTON — The Muslim Brotherhood, now officially out of power, lost a court ruling that had banned the organization and Islamist movement. Reuters reported that the Cairo Urgent Cases courts reiterated and upheld the September ruling that banned the Islamist party and movement from politics. The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood was elected and its leader, Mohammed […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt ahead of the trial of deposed and imprisoned Mohammed Morsi. Morsi was deposed by the Egyptian military, imprisoned, and replaced by a secular interim government. Reuters reported that Kerry will try to meet with Egyptian officials for a few hours to hammer out issues […]

WASHINGTON — An Egyptian court banned any activities conducted by the Muslim Brotherhood, in a not-so-stunning decision earlier today. The Muslim Brotherhood at one point was in charge of Egypt, but has since been deposed by the Egyptian military and an interim government has been put into place in its stead. Reuters reported that the […]

WASHINGTON — Northeast of Cairo, an Egyptian military officer and a soldier were killed while riding in an army vehicle by Islamist gunmen. Reuters reported that the interim government, installed by the Egyptian military to unseat the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, is worried that this means the Islamist influence has reached to other parts of the […]

WASHINGTON — Mohammed Morsi’s fall from power has been well-documented by the international news media and by politicians. Now, he is on trial at the behest of the civilian, military-appointed interim government. Reuters reported that the government has charged Morsi with inciting murder and violence as they are cracking down on his Muslim Brotherhood party […]