Human rights defenders warn activists are being arrested ahe

Human rights groups in Egypt had hoped the authoritarian government would relax its grip on civil society ahead of COP27, but instead advocates warn police have started cracking down and arresting anyone suspected of planning a protest in the lead up to the UN climate summit.

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