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Cairo University students shout slogans against the government and flash the "V" and "Rabaa" signs, protesting the release of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's. Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on November 30, 2014, in response to the

Egyptians are shocked as former president Hosni Mubarak goes free

Justice

Protests roiled Egypt this weekend after a court dropped all criminal charges against its former president, Hosni Mubarak. While his eventual successor, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, enjoys huge support, the reaction to Mubarak’s release showed how many people are unwilling to forgive their ex-leader.

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