Egypt Charges Secularists Alongside Morsi in New Case

Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial for insulting the judiciary alongside 24 liberal politicians who opposed his Islamist rule but have similarly fallen foul of the army-backed rulers, judicial sources said on Sunday. It is the fourth case brought against Morsi since he was ousted by the army last year, after a year in power, following mass protests against his rule. But it also points to the growing pressure faced by the secular-minded politicians who helped to...

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