‘A court in the Egyptian city of Alexandria has sentenced at least 37 university students to prison for their role in anti-government protests.

Students from Alexandria University were each sentenced to one-year in prison and fined USD 1,500 for taking part in illegal protest rallies that happened last year.

Ten others — who were tried in absentia — were each given three-year jail terms and a USD 50,000 fine.

Egyptian universities have become the hub of protests after the Muslim Brotherhood was hit hard by the army’s crackdown campaign.’

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