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Newshour: Egyptians urged to back longer Sisi term

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Egyptians urged to back longer Sisi term

20/04/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Egyptians urged to back longer Sisi term

Rights group fear referendum, organised just few days ago, won't be free or fair

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A three-day referendum is under way in Egypt which is expected to consolidate President Sisi's grip on power. 

Also on the programme: the first blind person to sail across the Pacific; and the father of one of the victims of the Columbine High School massacre 20 years ago.

(Photo: Banner in central Cairo urging Egyptians to "say yes to the constitutional amendments". Credit: Reuters)

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