In the week since last Friday’s rare protests more than 1,000 people have been arrested.
Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of people in a sweeping crackdown after rare protests against the country’s regime last week, as the architect of the demonstrations called for more this Friday.
Nafaa was arrested after tweeting that it was in Egypt’s best interests to remove Sisi from power prior to the protests that began last Friday. Ali fled Egypt for Spain earlier this year and began speaking out against corruption involving Sisi and others within the military regime.
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