Egyptian Women Protesters Slammed with Prison Terms

A court in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria sentenced 14 female supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday (November 27) to 11 years and one month in prison on charges of inciting violence and damaging public property.   Seven other women, all under the age of 18, are set to serve sentences in juvenile detention. The court did not set the amount of time they will serve in the facility.   The charges relate to an October protest in Alexandria, where the women...

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