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Rights group expresses outrage at uptick in executions, death sentences in Egypt

New York, Oct 22 (Sputnik) Egypt has been sentencing and carrying out death penalties at a breakneck pace which violates prisoner’s rights to life and fair prosecution, a prominent rights watch group said on Thursday.
According to a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW), prison authorities have executed dozens of men and women in October alone without informing family members or making public announcements.
At the same time, an increasing number of people have come under military and terrorism trials, which prosecute people in groups en masse in a hasty manner, the organization said.
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Over 20 juveniles arrested in Australia's Queensland amid youth crime crackdown

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