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Egypt's June 30 coalition loses support

Hamdeen Sabahi, a former presidential candidate, is leading a movement to boycott the final stages of the June 30 coalition talks to finalize a road map for Egypt in light of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s newest policies and the acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak.

Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi delivers a speech in front of his supporters during a rally in central Cairo May 23, 2014. Egyptians vote next week in an election expected to make former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi president, marking a revival of strongman rule three years after the downfall of Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3QLCJ
Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi delivers a speech in front of his supporters during a rally in central Cairo, May 23, 2014. — REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

CAIRO — The former Egyptian presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi is leading a fierce attack against the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Sabahi voiced his opposition to the current security practices against students, the imprisonment of youth political activists and the acts of torture in prisons.

Sabahi declared the formation of a student committee that reflects the political action taking place at many of Egyptian universities, which expresses the pulse and demands of the universities students regarding the rights and freedom in a democratic civil state.

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