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Political activists Ahmed Maher, right, Ahmed Douma, center, and Mohamed Adel look on from behind bars in Abdeen court in Cairo, December 22, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Egyptian court has adjourned the appeals of three prominent political activists against their prison sentences until February 10. Ahmed Maher and Mohamed Adel, both founding members of the April 6 Youth Movement, and political activist Ahmed...
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Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants’ cage in a courtroom in Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper)
by Diana Moukalled | Dec 3, 2013 | Opinion
Last week, an Egyptian court sentenced 14 Egyptian girls, including juveniles, to 11 years in prison because they participated in a protest. This decision takes us back to eras we thought we had left behind. The fact that security forces that opened fire on...
