ANSD : Egypt arrests activists after commemoration of uprising

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Date: Jan 31, 2019
Source: The Daily Star

Egypt arrests activists after commemoration of uprising

_{Associated Press}
CAIRO: An Egyptian rights lawyer said security forces have arrested at least six activists in a crackdown coinciding with the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

Negad Borai said Wednesday that among those arrested in the past two days is Yehia Hussein Abdel-Hady, the former spokesman of the Civil Democratic Movement. The coalition of secular and left-leaning political parties had called for a boycott of Egypt's presidential election last year.

He said five activists were arrested Monday after they attended a ceremony in Cairo commemorating the Arab Spring uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

It is not clear if the activists are among 54 people who authorities said Tuesday were detained for plotting to foment chaos on the anniversary of the uprising.

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