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How Egypt's protest law brought down the revolution

An in-depth look at how Egypt's government is jailing the revolutionaries who helped bring the current regime to power.

Mohannad Sabry
Mohannad Sabry
Sep 9, 2014
Egyptian protesters use flare lights at Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo on November 26, 2013 during a clash with police after the security forces dispersed protesters from a demonstration organized by human rights group "No Military Trials for Civilians" in the first unauthorised protest staged in the capital since the adoption of a law that regulates demonstrations. Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour passed a law that allows security forces to gradually step up force while dispersing protestors. A
Egyptian protesters use flare lights at Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo after security forces dispersed a demonstration organized by human rights group No Military Trials for Civilians against the new protest law. — AFP/Getty Images/Mohamed Abdelwahab

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