Voice of America: US Accuses Egypt of Stifling Free Speech After Comedian's Arrest

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US Accuses Egypt of Stifling Free Speech After Comedian's Arrest Apr 2nd 2013, 00:18 The United States has accused Egypt of stifling freedom of speech, following the Egyptian government's arrest of a political satirist for allegedly insulting Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim religion. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on Monday said the police action against comedian Bassem Youssef, and arrest warrants issued for several opposition activists, are "evidence of a disturbing trend of growing restrictions on freedom of ...

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