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Egypt: Human Rights Groups Denounce Arrest of Activist Azza Soliman

HeadlineDec 09, 2016

In Egypt, human rights groups are denouncing the arrest of prominent Egyptian feminist Azza Soliman, the founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance. Last week, she was prevented from leaving the country at Cairo’s airport. Then, on Wednesday, she was detained for unknown reasons by police at her home. Her arrest is part of an ongoing government crackdown against activists and journalists.

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