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The Court of Cassation has overturned jail sentences against 16 NGO workers and ordered a retrial of the notorious 2013 \u201cforeign funding case,\u201d Ahram Online reports<\/a>. The defendants were charged with operating an NGO without the necessary approvals and receiving illicit foreign funding. Most of the foreign defendants, including at least 15 Americans, were tried in absentia after being allowed to leave the country in 2012. The case has caused tensions between the US in Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Court of Cassation has overturned jail sentences against 16 NGO workers and ordered a retrial of the notorious 2013 \u201cforeign funding case,\u201d Ahram Online reports. The defendants were charged with operating an NGO without the necessary approvals and receiving illicit foreign funding. 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