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– The crackdown continues: Egyptian lawyers and prominent activists summoned for investigation (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 15, 2017

Activist Mohammed Zaree was short-listed for the Martin Ennals Award, an annual award given to prominent human rights defenders around the globe; he now faces imprisonment for defending human rights in his own country.
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