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The EU has voiced its concerns about ongoing arrests of activists and bloggers in Egypt over the past few weeks<\/strong>, and called for \u201cthe full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms,\u201d according to a statement from the EU\u2019s External Action Service<\/a>. Egypt rejected the \u201cinaccurate reading\u201d of the situation on the ground, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The EU has voiced its concerns about ongoing arrests of activists and bloggers in Egypt over the past few weeks, and called for \u201cthe full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms,\u201d according to a statement from the EU\u2019s External Action Service. 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