HRW documented at least thirty-two cases in which "airport security officers confiscated the passport of political activists and workers in nongovernmental groups." "The majority have not been able to get their passports back," HRW said in its report, criticizing the "restrictive and intimidating measures" that Egyptian security agencies are using to "unlawfully" prevent "scores from travelling outside" Egypt.
Egypt's interior ministry declined immediate comment, according to a Reuters report.
[DNE, Reuters, AP, Mada Masr, Aswat Masriya, 11/1/2015]
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