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As Egypt Sentences More Activists, Rights Groups Speak Out

Posted February 26th, 2015 at 3:10 am (UTC+0)
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Just last Sunday, Egyptian President President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi admitted that “innocent youths” may be held in Egyptian prisons, suggesting he would work for their release. The very next day, however, a Cairo court sentenced prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah to five years in jail and fined him the equivalent of $13,000. El-Fattah […]

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