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Rare anti-Sisi protests lead to crackdown, arrests in Egypt

Small and sporadic groups of protesters responded to Egyptian contractor Mohamed Ali's calls to demonstrate, followed by arrests in predominantly poor rural areas.

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Egyptian protesters shout slogans as they take part in a protest calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo's downtown on Sept. 20, 2019. Demonstrations were held again in Egypt on Sept. 20-21, 2020; many protesters, if not detained while demonstrating, were arrested later at their homes. — AFP via Getty Images

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