Egypt Court Upholds Sentence for 3 Activists

CAIRO, EGYPT - APRIL 7: An Egyptian appeals court upheld convictions of the three activists Ahmed Maher, Mohammed Adel and Ahmed Douma and three-year prison sentences passed against three of the countrys prominent political activists in Cairo, Egypt. The three were accused of violating a controversial new law on holding street protests and were sentenced each to three years in prison in December. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)