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3 years today since the murder of Marwa El Sherbiny

3 years today since the murder of Marwa El Sherbiny

Some events are just too tragic, too grim, too significant to forget. Can you imagine someone being murdered – not by bullets, but by 15 knife wounds – in the middle of a courtroom, right in front of the judge and all the other legal assistants? What if I told you that the murderer was actually on trial, and the...

Marwa El Sherbiny’s family continues to fight for justice and against racism

Marwa El Sherbiny’s family continues to fight for justice and against racism

PRESS RELEASE – December 2, 2010(translation by Tariq Shadid, original German see below) The Higher Regional Court of Dresden has to decide on the request of public charges and re-opened investigations against judges of the District Court for manslaughter – the Prosecution of Dresden has to decide on a new charge against the murderer of sedition, abuse of religious societies...