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Basem Fathy

Egyptian political activist who co-founded Egyptian initiatives for democracy, including the April 6 Youth Movement and the Egyptian Democratic Academy, even before the January revolution that deposed former president Hosni Mubarak. Yesterday, Human Rights First honored Basem Fathy at its Human Rights Awards dinner.

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