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Egyptian Court Acquits Aya Hijazi After 3 Years of Imprisonment

HeadlineApr 18, 2017

An Egyptian court has acquitted Aya Hijazi, her husband and six other charity workers of all charges, after they were imprisoned for more than three years without trial. Hijazi, who grew up in Virginia and is a dual citizen of Egypt, was arrested on May 2, 2014, along with her husband and others, while running a nonprofit seeking to help homeless children in Cairo. She and her husband were accused of paying the children to participate in anti-government protests.

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