Human rights group slams Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law

Human rights group slams Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's sweeping new counterterrorism law erodes basic rights and defines terrorism so broadly that it could encompass civil disobedience, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

The New York-based group says in a report that the law, passed by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi last weekend, gives prosecutors greater power to detain suspects without judicial review and order wide-ranging and potentially indefinite surveillance of terror suspects without a court order.

Rubio’s slow start in Iowa, New Hampshire puzzles GOP
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Rubio’s slow start in Iowa, New Hampshire puzzles GOP

Associated Press

Written by Julie Pace and Sergio Bustos

MIAMI (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio's slow-go campaign strategy is puzzling party operatives in Iowa and New Hampshire, states where voters are used to candidates showering them with attention early and often.

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