Egypt: Rights Group Urges Military to Retry or Free 12,000 Civilians

Cairo : Egypt | Sep 12, 2011 at 4:03 AM PDT

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Retry or Free 12,000 After Unfair Military Trials 12 September 2011 press release Since it took over patrolling the streets from the police on January 28, 2011, Egypt's military has arrested almost 12,000 civilians and brought them before military tribunals, Human Rights Watch said today. FULL ARTICLE AT Africa Headlines

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