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Egypt court convicts doctor of female genital mutilation
Egypt court convicts doctor of female genital mutilation
Egypt court convicts doctor of female genital mutilation
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian appeals court on Monday convicted a doctor of manslaughter and performing female genital mutilation that led to the death of a 13-year-old girl, sentencing him to two years and three months in prison in the country's first case that came to trial over the widespread practice, defense lawyers said.
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a verdict Monday that stunned their families and was quickly denounced as a blow to freedom of expression. International pressure mounted on Egypt's president to pardon the three.

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