25/09/2017
Egypt: former presidential candidate given jail term in 'politically-motivated' conviction
Lawyer Khalid Ali, leading rival to President Sisi, given jail term in bid to stop him running in 2018 election 'His conviction on this absurd charge must be quashed' - Najia Bounaim Today's conviction of Khalid Ali, a former Egyptian presidential candidate and prominent human rights lawyer widely viewed as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's top contender for the 2018 presidential elections, is...
