The arrests of the leaders of the April 6 movement come less than one month before the fifth anniversary of the January 25
The movement was banned last month, and its leader was jailed amid a crackdown on opposition groups
The movement, which played a key role in the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising, was banned last month over espionage claims
Egypt's April 6 youth movement says it will appeal a court ban of the movement, which spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak
Egypt's constitution garners wide support for the sake of stability
The activitists are striking in protest of bad treatment in prison
The protesters raised a banner reading: “Freedom for all detainees”
The decision by the April 6 movement came after three non-Islamist activists were jailed for three years
Ahmed Maher and Alaa Abdel Fattah are symbols of the revolt that toppled Mubarak
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