Journalist Mona Eltahawy Arrested in Tahrir Square

Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested while in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and says she was beaten and sexually assaulted while in custody.

Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested while in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and alleges that she was beated and sexually assaulted while in custody. Here she shows her broken left arm and broken right hand via Twitter.

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