Whither the Egyptian Spring?

Published November 23, 2011

The life of 26-year-old Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil—one of the first political prisoners of the post-Mubarak era—is hanging by a thread as he completes the third month of an on-going hunger strike.

His health is deteriorating rapidly. According to his brother, he cannot stand, walk, or even speak properly.

While the world's attention turned to Egypt this past spring as Hosni...

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