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'Hostage-like arrests' in Egypt target families of US-based activists, rights groups say

A coalition of human rights groups accused the Egyptian government of intimidating and harassing the family members of prominent activists living abroad.
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The government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is harassing and intimidating the families of activists in the United States, targeting at least four families since August, a coalition of human rights groups said Friday.  

Egyptian authorities have also gone after the families of critics living in Turkey, Germany and the United Kingdom, the New York-based Human Rights Watch and 21 other organizations said Friday, accusing security forces of “unlawful home raids, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and prolonged detention of family members without trial or charges.” 

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