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Egypt jails Ahmed Maher and other secular activists
Source: BBC
22 December 2013 Last updated at 15:26 GMT
Egypt jails Ahmed Maher and other secular activists
Three prominent Egyptian activists from the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak have been sentenced to three years in jail.
Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel were found guilty of organising a recent unauthorised protest.
They were arrested after protesting in November over a new controversial law that restricts demonstrations.
The move will deepen concern in Egypt about a growing crackdown on dissent, says the BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo.
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Egypt jails Ahmed Maher and other secular activists
Three prominent Egyptian activists from the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak have been sentenced to three years in jail.
Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel were found guilty of organising a recent unauthorised protest.
They were arrested after protesting in November over a new controversial law that restricts demonstrations.
The move will deepen concern in Egypt about a growing crackdown on dissent, says the BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25484064
