Egypt: Court orders prominent activist to be freed on bail
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An Egyptian court has ordered a prominent activist who has spent nearly four months in jail to be released on bail.
Egyptian authorities detained Alaa Abdel-Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, in November, and charged him with organizing a protest without permission and assaulting police.
His detention has caused an uproar among rights groups and the secular and liberal youth organizations behind the 2011 revolt that toppled Mubarak.
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At the opening hearing Sunday of Abdel-Fattah's trial, the judge ordered him released and set bail at 10,000 Egyptian pounds (about $1,400).
The court adjourned the proceedings until April 6.