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Illness, bullets decimate ranks of Egypt’s Brotherhood
In the three years since Egypt’s bloody military coup, the Muslim Brotherhood has seen at least 30 prominent members succumb to illnesses in prison or gunned down by security forces, according to data gathered by Anadolu Agency. The Brotherhood says its members are dying in jail due to medical negligence...
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Egypt journalists under siege
The trial of the head of Egypt’s press syndicate and two board members on charges of harboring journalists is seen as a new clampdown by the Egyptian authorities on press freedoms in the country. Last week, Egyptian authorities referred the head of the Journalists Syndicate, Yahya Qallash, and two colleagues...