State of emergency in Egypt has expired

A state of emergency in place in Egypt with interruption has expired.

In a report by the BBC, the state of emergency was put in place when then President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in 1981.

The terms under the state of emergency included the right to detain people indefinitely without charge, prohibit protests and censor the media.

There has been wide outrage against the law, however some fear that Egypt will be left in chaos without it.

Currently the Interior Ministry is dealing with 188 people that were detained under the provisions of the law at the moment of their arrest.

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