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Detention of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father reflects the growing trend of authorities targeting families of dissident critics.

Free Current, a new coalition of Egyptian political parties, spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government for persecuting politicians in a rare act of dissent.

Akmal Qortam, chairman of Egypt's Conservative Party and a member of the Free Current Movement, said: 'We need a new president, a new government, and a new parliament.'

The Free Current coalition was formed in June this year, comprised of an array of mostly liberal opposition parties and figures. One of its leading figures, Hashim Kassem, was detained last week following a public spat with a former government minister.

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A new coalition of Egyptian political parties publicly criticized the country's current government Monday for persecuting politicians, in a rare act of political dissent.

A new coalition of Egyptian political parties publicly criticized the country's current government Monday for persecuting politicians, in a rare act of political dissent. In a news conference Monday, Emad Gad, a spokesmen for the Free Current coalition, said the practices of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government “represent a severe danger to the political and economic future of our country.” Since coming to power in 2013, el-Sissi’s government has detained...

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Hisham Kassem’s al-Tayyar al-Hurr plans to back an opposition candidate to President el-Sisi in the next election.

Egypt's National Elections Authority (NEA) spoke about its pivotal role in managing electoral processes, being an independent body representing the will of the voters