In August, Egypt sentenced 20 opponents to death and handed out 161 prison sentences

The Egyptian Observatory for Rights and Freedoms said that 20 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi have been sentenced to death in the month of August, while 161 others have received a total of 2595 years of prison sentences.

According to a statement by the NGO, as cited by news agency Anadolu, the month of August has seen the conviction of 268 people, including three women, in 26 lawsuits brought against political detainees.

The three women have been sentenced to life in prison and fined $143 by a Cairo court on charges of possessing weapons and for membership to a terrorist group.

Moreover, 87 defendants have been acquitted, while a court overturned a death sentence that had been handed to a teenager. Abdullah Omar Ahmad, 17, received a death sentence, along with 37 other defendants, last April 28 on charges of rioting and killing a police officer.

The report added that the total fines in August amounted to $120,000.