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<p>Government representatives from our Embassy in Cairo are closely monitoring cases
where prosecutions have been made under the protest law in Egypt. We have called on
the Egyptian government to review the Protest Law and have raised specific cases with
them, including during the visit by Foreign Minister Shoukry to the UK on 27 October.
The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), asked
that the Egyptian government address the large number of people being held in detention
during his meeting with President Al-Sisi at the UN General Assembly in New York on
23 September. The Government believes that freedom of expression, including the right
to protest peacefully, is vital in any democracy.</p>
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