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Family Says Egyptian Pro-democracy Activist Beaten in Jail

Associated Press

   CAIRO - The family of a leading Egyptian pro-democracy activist, who
   was arrested amid a recent clampdown following anti-government
   protests, said on Thursday that he was beaten, threatened and stripped
   to his underwear while in custody.

   There was no immediate comment from Egyptian authorities to the
   allegations.

   Alaa Abdel-Fattah rose to prominence with the 2011 uprisings that swept
   the Middle East and in Egypt toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak.
   

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