ahmed maher has been given three years in prison for breaking mr. connie and protest law. -- draconian protest law. another prominent activist who has been on democracy now! several times along with 24 others, have been imprisoned for over a month come awaiting charges -- criminal charges on breaking the protest law as well. we are seeing the police state re-empower police state really flex its muscle to try to create -- clamp down on any outspoken dissent. >> sharif, i want to turn to alaa abd el-fattah, the leading blogger, activist and the charges he faces now for the calls he allegedly made against protests -- for protest against military trials of civilians. you interviewed him about the long-term goals of the egyptian revolution back in 2011. >> we want what happens next to people and to be through dinner credit means. -- democratic means. slogans will not just topple the regime, but [indiscernible] freedom and social justice. we will need a lot of pressure to achieve something like social justice. the unit to you see here, the number of peopl