Egypt denies entry to prominent American scholar arriving at Cairo airport
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Airport officials say Egypt has denied entry to a prominent American scholar arriving at Cairo's international airport, the latest incident in the country's sweeping crackdown on dissent.
Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former U.S. diplomat, had accepted an invitation to speak at a conference organized by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, made up primarily of former Egyptian diplomats.
In her work, Dunne is frequently critical of the Egyptian government.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Last August Human Rights Watch executive director Ken Roth and regional director Sarah Leah Whitson were also denied entry to Egypt ahead of the publication of a report accusing the government of possible crimes against humanity. Over 20,000 people have been arrested since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's ouster last year.