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Jefferson23

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Tue Jun 30, 2015, 02:54 PM Jun 2015

Report: Egypt increasingly cracking down on its youth


Egypt's youth and activists are being subjected to a number of repressive measures, according to Amnesty International.

Zoe Hu | 30 Jun 2015 09:59 GMT | Human Rights, Politics, Middle East, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood

Two years since the removal of ousted President Mohamed Morsi from power, Egypt has swung from "mass protest to mass incarceration", according to a new Amnesty International report.

The report, "Generation Jail: Egypt's Youth Go from Protests to Prison", details the country's increasingly repressive state. Its release on Tuesday marks the second anniversary of Egypt's June 30 protests, whose participants are now facing arbitrary arrests and prison.

"Mass protests have been replaced by mass arrests," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International. "By relentlessly targeting Egypt's youth activists, the authorities are crushing an entire generation's hopes for a brighter future," Sahraoui added.

According to the report, activists estimate that 41,000 people have been arrested, charged or indicted, often through unfair trials where evidence consists solely of statements by security forces.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/150630071237894.html
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