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Egyptian Rights Group Head Hopes Release Will Help Other Prisoners

Reuters

   CAIRO, EGYPT - The head of a leading Egyptian human rights group who
   was held for two weeks on terrorism charges said Saturday he hoped the
   campaign to secure his release would help others still jailed on
   similar Allegations.

   Activists saw the detention last month of Gasser Abdel Razek, executive
   director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), and two
   of the group's other staff, as the latest escalation of a broad
   crackdown on political dissent under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.

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