Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown

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Topic: Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown

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Subject: Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown
Date Posted: 31-Dec-2011 at 03:17

Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown

Published December 30, 2011

| Associated Press

CAIRO – It was an unusually intense raid on pro-democracy groups backed by some of Egypt's closest allies, including the http://www.foxnews.com/topics/u.s.htm#r_src=ramp - United States : Special commandos in full gear sealed office doors shut with wax, demanded computer passwords, carted away boxes of documents and searched the bathrooms.

Rights groups on Friday denounced the startling show of force in the raids on 10 organizations a day earlier and accused Egypt's ruling generals of trying to silence critics as the country approaches the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled former president http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/president-hosni-mubarak.htm#r_src=ramp - Hosni Mubarak .

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