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Egypt: Constitutional amendments entrench repression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 22, 2019

The amendments will undermine the Egyptian judiciary's dwindling independence and expand the military's power to intervene in political life.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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