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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last year with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

Egypt’s long arm: EU's ally among top offenders targeting exiled dissidents

Egypt is among the top ten countries cracking down against human rights defenders and journalists abroad, posing questions on why the EU continues to finance the regime.

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last year with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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