Ramy Shaath
UN and others urge Egyptian government to stop persecution of activists in the country
Thousands of activists, journalists, lawyers and opposition figures have been thrown in prison in the country as part of a massive, ongoing crackdown on human rights and dissent since the regime of president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in 2014
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