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Egyptian activists still have to pay a heavy price for their firm stand against autocracy

This film was made a couple of years ago about the life choices of  young  Egyptian activist, Alaa Abd El Fatah, who along with his family and few numbers of friends dared to say NO at a time when the word was hardly whispered. At present Alaa Abd El Fatah is  facing once again jail and prosecution, along with a fierce campaign of character assassination, a tool that has been recently widely by some manipulative media against young activists in an attempt, among many other measures taken, to control the zest and ardor of the new spirit of freedom and pride that was given the breath of life on January 25 when the revolution erupted  

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