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Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

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Public protests are rare in Egypt where President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has overseen a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent. A series of video and other social media posts by Egyptian businessman Mohamed Ali led to scattered street demonstrations in September 2019. The case stemmed from the 2019 protests in the port city of Suez.

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Times of India

Egypt hands businessman life sentence over rare protests

Middle East News: CAIRO: An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Spain-based critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to life in prison over calls .

1 year ago·India

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Associated Press News

Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday handed down life prison sentences to 38 people, including a self-exiled businessman whose social media posts helped to spark anti-government protests. Public protests are rare in Egypt where President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has overseen a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

An Egyptian court has handed down life prison sentences to 38 people, including a self-exiled businessman whose social media posts helped to spark anti-government protests

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The Washington Post

Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

An Egyptian court has handed down life prison sentences to 38 people, including a self-exiled businessman whose social media posts helped to spark anti-government protests

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KIFI

Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has handed down life prison sentences to 38 people, including a self-exiled businessman whose social media posts helped to spark anti-government protests. The Egyptian criminal court handling case on Sunday tried in absentia 23 of those sentences to life jail terms, including Egyptian businessman Mohamed Ali. A series of video and other social media posts by Ali, who now lives in Spain, led to scattered street demo…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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