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January 21, 2016

Egypt: Mubarak Begins Trial over Killing of Protesters in 2011
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In Egypt, former President Hosni Mubarak begins his second trial today
over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising against his
rule. Mubarak was originally sentenced to life in prison for conspiring
to murder demonstrators, but a retrial was ordered on appeal. This comes
as CIA Director John Brennan has finished a two-day visit to Cairo after
meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. It was Brennan's
second visit to Cairo in less than a year. The U.S. has restored
diplomatic and military ties with Egypt despite President Sisi's
crackdown on human rights, including the increasing jailing of
journalists.


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