Egypt
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Students warned to stay away from protests while abroad
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In the wake of the arrest of three U.S. students in Cairo, including Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney, universities with students abroad are issuing a warning: don't get in any tight spots.
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Georgetown student in Egypt: 'Not sure I was going to live'
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Georgetown University student Derrik Sweeney, one of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo, says they were hit and threatened with guns, and described that first night in custody as the scariest of his life.
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Attorney: 3 arrested US students on way to airport
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The three American college students held in Cairo, including Derrik Sweeney of Georgetown University, have been released from police custody and are on their way to the airport, headed back to the United States.
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Female journalists sexually assaulted in Cairo by police, teen mob
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A French TV reporter and an Egyptian-born U.S. columnist were beaten and sexually assaulted Thursday while covering the protests in Egypt's Tahrir Square.
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Egyptian court orders release of Georgetown student, 2 others
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The mother of Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney, who was detained in Cairo, says the counsel general confirmed around 6 a.m. Thursday that the Egyptian court will release the three American students arrested this week.
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Egyptian couple indicted on charges of forced labor
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An Egyptian couple with ties to embassies were indicted Wednesday for allegedly forcing two Indonesian women to work long hours well below the minimum wage.
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Derrik Sweeney calls home from Egypt
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The father of a Georgetown student arrested during protests in Egypt says his 19-year-old son Derrik Sweeney has called home and said he's being treated well under the circumstances.
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Egypt clashes claim 38 lives as protests enter 5th day
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Egyptian police clashed with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in central Cairo Wednesday as a rights group raised the overall death toll from the ongoing unrest to 38.
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Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt
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Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government.
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Hosni Mubarak trial: Former Egyptian president in hospital bed at historic trial
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An ailing, 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak lay on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday as his historic trial began on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him.
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