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Sunday, 15 May 2016

152 jailed over Tiran and Sanafir protests

Egypt has sentenced 152 people on Saturday to between two and five years in prison for protesting the handover of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters. 51 were handed down two-year hard labor sentences, according to Ahram Online, while the rest were slapped with five years in prison, with 79 fined EGP 100k, according to AMAY. All were convicted of breaking a law banning protests that did not notify the Interior Ministry prior to the fact. The BBC and Sputnik also have coverage. It would also appear that activists were not the only ones under fire for objecting to the agreement. Justice Minister Hussam Abdel Raheem ordered that four judges be investigated after objecting to the demarcation agreement on social media, according to sources from the judiciary. The Supreme Judiciary Council had banned judges from expressing political opinions, according to AMAY

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