Egypt: 68 Arrested During January Uprising Anniversary Fined By Cairo Court

Cairo — A Cairo court ordered 68 people on trial for acts of violence that occurred during the commemoration of the January 2011 uprising to pay a fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds each, on Tuesday.

The defendants were on trial for breaching the protest law, assembly and complicity in acts of violence.

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