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Egypt detentions condemned

Source: BBC
Washington : DC : USA | about 1 year ago  
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Amnesty condemns Egypt detentions The human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says that about 18,000 people are being held in jail in Egypt without being charged or put on trial. The organisation says they are being held under Egypt's emergency law, and most endure conditions amounting...
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