The Egyptian authorities’ systematic refusal to provide or renew identity documents for dissidents, journalists and human rights activists aims to pressure them to return to “near-certain persecution”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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India/ Egypt: Ongoing human rights crisis in both countries must be addressed
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