Amnesty condemns ‘biggest crackdown’ under Egypt’s el-Sissi

CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group has condemned “the biggest crackdown” under Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, following scattered anti-government protests last month.
Wednesday’s statement by Amnesty International says Egyptian security forces have rounded up more than 2,300 people, including 111 children, in the crackdown.
The mass arrests followed scattered protests on Sept. 20, after corruption allegations by an Egyptian businessman living in self-imposed e