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December 21, 2021

Egyptian Court Sentences Leading Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to 5 More Years in Prison
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An emergency court in Egypt has sentenced human rights activist Alaa Abd
El-Fattah to an additional five years in prison. The court also handed
down four-year sentences to other prominent prisoners: the human rights
lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer and the blogger Mohamed Ibrahim, who is known as
"Mohamed Oxygen." All three were charged with "spreading false news
undermining national security." Alaa Abd El-Fattah was a leading figure
in the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of Egypt's longtime
U.S.-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak. After headlines, we'll go to Egypt
for the latest.


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