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Government Critic Refused New Trial in Egypt

produced by Bruce Auster, Spring 2006 Gatekeeper Editor
Reprinted with permission of National Public Radio

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May 18, 2006

A court in Cairo is refusing to grant a new trial to a critic of Egypt's government. Ayman Nour finished second to President Hosni Mubarak in last year's election. Nour was then arrested, found guilty of election fraud and sentenced to five years in prison. Time Magazine's Scott Macleod speaks about the case with Renee Montagne.

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