Egypt sentences 51 to prison over islands protests

Source: www.seattlepi.com --- Saturday, May 14, 2016
Nearly 300 people have been arrested and charged for taking part in the demonstrations against Egypt's decision to transfer control of two strategic Red Sea islands to saudiarabia as part of a border demarcation agreement negotiated in near total secrecy. [...] on Saturday, prominent activist Sanaa Abdel-Fattah gave herself up to police to start a six-month sentence passed against her last week for insulting the judiciary. El-Sissi and members of his government routinely praise the judiciary as independent and objective, but activists counter that the justice system, including judges and prosecutors, are beholden to the government. El-Sissi has said human rights in Egypt must not be judged by Western standards, arguing that his government is seeking to safeguard rights while fighting Islamic militants and struggling to revive the nation's ailing economy after years of unrest. ...