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Court mitigates 6-month sentence against 6 April Youth Movement

Douma, Maher, and Adel are facing charges of assaulting a police officer

Detained activists trio handed 6-month imprisonment over assaulting officer

The incident was recorded in the court log, according to the defence lawyer Khaled Ali.

Tamarod co-founder assaulted outside presidential palace march

The march was organised to call for an end to controversial Protest Law

Political parties, groups support calls to drop Protest Law

Many people have been arrested and sentenced to jail time under the controversial law

Female sit-in held outside presidential palace against the Protest Law

Female protesters decry prison verdicts maintained to prominent activists

Popular Socialist Alliance calls for immediate release of detained members

Alliance condemns military, government’s crackdown on peaceful protest, activists

Foreign ministry rejects criticism of activist court ruling

Cairo court upheld conviction of revolutionary activists Maher, Douma, and Adel on Monday amid wide condemnation from political parties, rights groups and foreign governments

Amnesty International demands ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of activists

Human rights group along, with friends and family, reiterate support for Maher, Adel and Douma

Douma suffering from worsening health conditions

Imprisoned political activist and blogger has been refused proper treatment, his brother says

Movements decry jailed activists’ conditions

Abdel Fattah’s family sues prosecutor general for “double standards”; movements condemn alleged assault on jailed activists during their appeal trial

Activists who toppled Egypt’s Mubarak see autocracy return

Government crackdown has been widened in recent months to target the liberal and secular activists who led the 18-day revolt in 2011

Trial of activists Maher and Douma adjourned to 10 February

Request to release the defendants was refused, says Douma’s lawyer

New constitution opens road for Sisi but youths distanced

Egyptian voters have approved the Tuesday-Wednesday referendum by 98.1%, officials announced Saturday, and the results are seen as nod to General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to run for president.

National Council for Human Rights visits imprisoned activists in Tora

Committee formed to inspect prisoners’ conditions and treatment

Activists’ appeal postponed

Political activists were originally sentenced to three years in prison for violating the Protest Law

Activists begin prison hunger strike

Maher, Adel and Douma begin a hunger strike to protest their mistreatment in Tora Prison

It’s almost boring. Earlier this week, Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel, three veteran activists, were each sentenced to three years in jail and fined EGP 50,000. Two thoughts occurred to me: one, if the fine was multiplied by 10,000, then that would be the only way such sentences could possibly have any sort …

H.A. Hellyer

December 24, 2013

Appeal date set for sentenced activists

This comes after the sentencing ignited condemnation and criticism from domestic and international groups

Hend Kortam

December 24, 2013

After activists’ sentencing, US concerned for freedom of assembly in Egypt

Latest criticism of the sentencing of three activists has ignited condemnation and criticism

Hend Kortam

December 24, 2013

Update: Activists sentenced to three years in prison

Maher, Douma and Adel found guilty of “rioting, thuggery, using violence against Abdeen Courthouse security personnel, and protesting without MOI’s approval”