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Egypt Arrests Protesters Calling for Release of Prisoners at Risk of COVID-19

HeadlineMar 19, 2020

In Egypt, four women activists were arrested in Cairo Wednesday for protesting medical neglect in Egyptian prisons and demanding the immediate release of prisoners at risk of coronavirus. Egyptian authorities have since announced the women — including world-renowned writer Ahdaf Soueif — will be released on bail. 

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