‘An appeals court in Egypt has upheld prison sentences for at least 85 student protesters convicted of taking part in demonstrations in support of ousted president, Mohammed Morsi.

The court in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, confirmed the students’ jail terms of up to five years on Sunday.

The “court of appeals confirmed the verdict against 85 students, including five female students…for violent clashes in al-Azhar University,” defense lawyer, Mukhtar Mounir, who represented nine of the defendants, said after the court session.’

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