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CODEPINK Protest at Egyptian Defense Office in D.C.
“Allie McCracken at the Egyptian Defense Office”
On Tuesday afternoon, June 24th, Human Rights activists staged a protest in front of the Egyptian Defense Office in Washington, D.C. They were there to express their outrage over the recent conviction by an Egyptian court of three journalists from “Al Jazeera English” for essentially doing their job. The three had covered the often violent, anti-government demonstrations in the country last year, when they were wrongfully detained and charged with terrorism-related offenses. One of the defendants got a ten-year sentence; two received a seven-year decision. The worldwide campaign on behalf of the three reporters wants the Egyptian military-based ruling clique to know this: “Journalism is not a crime!” Leading the demonstration outside the Embassy was CODEPINK, a national peace and justice group. Alli McCracken, a national coordinator for the organization, spoke on camera about the action.
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