A court in Egypt has sentenced one of the country’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, Alaa Abdul Fattah, to 15 years in jail for illegal protest and attacking a police officer.
Mr Abdul Fattah’s family said the verdict was issued in absentia as he was refused entry into the court.
Mr Abdul Fattah played a key role in the 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak.
The sentence comes three days after ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took office as president.
