FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi chant slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and other Western countries urged Egypt on Wednesday to investigate alleged killings and torture by its security forces and to release journalists and others arrested for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Egypt has been trying to deflect criticism of its rights record and prison conditions ahead of the United Nations review that follows a new wave of arrests. Cairo says it is trying to balance fighting terrorism with respecting rights.
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