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US military aid to Egypt linked to press crackdown, says senator

A Democratic senator links the US decision to waive human rights conditions on military aid to a crackdown on Egyptian journalists.

By Spark News Desk · · United States, Europe, India

A top Democratic senator has linked the US decision to waive human rights conditions on military aid to Egypt with a recent crackdown on independent journalism in the country.

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