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Human rights in Egypt have remained under attack even after the 2011 revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Still, it was a shock when the Cairo Criminal Court convicted 43 employees of foreign nonprofit groups, including 16 Americans, on criminal charges and gave them prison sentences of one to five years.
The politically driven decision sends a chilling message to Egyptians who want to work for democratic change and to countries like the United States that have committed to being Egypt’s partners in stabilizing the region, reviving the economy and establishing democratic institutions.
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