She was shot down in cold blood by the Egyptian police/military simply for exercising rights we take for granted in America. The government in the U.S. remain silent as they have since the military crushed the democracy movement in Egypt:
On social media, people were sharing a picture of a man holding Sabagh and claiming she was “dying in her husband’s arms.” However, an activist at the protest identified the man in the photo as Sayyed Abu el-Ela, a lawyer and friend of Sabagh. Activists tweeted that he had been detained by police shortly after the photo was taken.
Security officials told the Associated Press say they arrested 11 people in ensuing clashes.
The Egyptian government has been cracking down on all forms of dissent in the country, banning demonstrations without government approval.
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