Reactions to Egypt's ban of April 6th movement
An Egyptian court on Monday banned the April 6 youth movement that spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak and has protested against the current military-installed regime, a judicial official said.
The court issued the ruling based on a complaint that accused the group of defaming the country and colluding with foreign parties.
April 6 had also opposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who was toppled by the army in July, but turned on the military-installed regime when the authorities cracked down on dissidents.
Its leader Ahmed Maher was sentenced to three years in prison in December for violating a law that bans all but police-sanctioned protests.
Also on Monday, a different Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 other alleged Islamist supporters of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi.
Here's some of the reaction from twitter today:
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