Fattah

Egyptians Take to the Streets for Jailed Blogger

Demonstrations erupted in Cairo on Monday night as activists demanded the release of a jailed blogger and the end to military trials for civilians. The blogger, Alaa Abd El Fattah, criticized the Egyptian military’s response to an October 9 protest that ended in violence and the death of 28 protesters, most of them Coptic Christians. […]

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