Egypt freezes assets of leading rights campaigners

CAIRO -- An Egyptian court has upheld a decision to freeze the assets of several prominent human rights campaigners.

Saturday's ruling by a Cairo court comes amid a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent launched after the 2013 military ouster of an elected Islamist president.

The five activists named in the court ruling include Gamal Eid and Bahey eldin Hassan, who head two well-known human rights organizations, as well as investigative reporter Hossam Bahgat, also the founder of a rights group.