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The rights of citizens in Egypt to assemble and express their views are increasingly coming under threat. The government of Egypt has stepped up efforts to clamp down on dissent from political activist and civil society organisations. Political protests are being violently suppressed and a new law threatens the independence of civil society organisations.
Recent protests in Cairo on 6 April and 3 May were put down by police in riot gear wielding batons. The protesters were detained and beaten. Illustrating the repressive stance of the government, one Member of Parliament belonging to the ruling party commented: "Do not use water hoses to disperse these outlaws [political activists], shoot at them directly."
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