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Six years on, Egypt's revolution still alive

Those who participated in the January 25 Revolution, who experienced great euphoria but then deep despair, now see a sliver of hope thanks to a recent court ruling.

Demonstrators from the 6 April movement, Ultras and anti-military groups shout slogans with a lit flare during a protest against government military rules and against Egypt's Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at Talaat Harab square in downtown Cairo, January 22, 2014. Hundreds of protesters opposed to the current military-backed regime took to the streets in downtown Cairo on Wednesday echoing demands reminiscent of Egypt's 2011 revolution. The protest comes days before the anniversary of the uprisin
Demonstrators from the April 6 Youth Movement, Ultras and anti-military groups shout slogans with a lit flare during a protest against government military rules and against the Egyptian army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at Talaat Harab Square in Cairo, Jan. 22, 2014. Sisi became president later that year. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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