CAIRO—An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 75 people to death for their involvement in pro-Muslim Brotherhood protests five years ago, in a mass trial of more than 700 defendants that rights groups criticized as unjust. Most of the accused were arrested during the security forces’ assault on a sit-in at the Rabaa al-Adawiya square in Cairo that killed hundreds of people. The protests were in support of President Mohammed Morsi after the Islamist movement’s leader was ousted by the army.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2018 19:01 UTC