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A court in #Egypt has acquitted at retrial 43 employees of non-governmental organisations accused of illegally receiving foreign funding. #NGOCase bbc.com/news/world-mid…
“This was a bogus case that targeted human rights defenders simply for doing their legitimate work and should never have happened in the first place," said Najia Bounaim, @amnesty North Africa campaigns director. #Egypt #NGOCase
The ruling only related to the 1st phase of the case, which investigated funding on international NGOs in #Egypt, including the US-based International Republican Institute and National Democratic Institute. The investigation into local #Egyptian NGOs is ongoing.
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