State Department Should Speak out for Aya Hijazi, U.S. Human Rights Defender in Egypt Prison

Remember the Eldarats, the U.S. citizens tortured and jailed in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years while the Obama administration sat on is hands, not wanting to make a fuss or upset its military ally?

Well, meet Aya Hizaji, another U.S. citizen jailed by a repressive Middle Eastern regime while Washington closes its eyes and wishes the problem would somehow resolve itself.

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