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Egyptian activists denounce the gov’t for having escalated intimidation of critics

Egyptian activists shout anti-Muslim brotherhood slogans in front of Egypt’s state prosecutors office in support of popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, as Youssef, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the new Islamist political class, was an escalation in a campaign to intimidate critics. Arabic on banner reads, “6th April youth movement.” <AP Photo/NEWSis/Amr Nabil>

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