Political activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel of 6 April movement look on from behind bars in Abdeen court in Cairo

Political activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma (L) and Mohamed Adel (R) of the 6 April movement look on from behind bars in Abdeen court in Cairo, December 22, 2013. Three leading Egyptian activists were sentenced to three years in prison each on Sunday in a case brought over their role in recent protests, escalating a crackdown on dissent by the army-backed government. Maher, Douma and Adel are symbols of the protest movement that ignited the historic 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak. Each one was also fined 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($7,200) by the court. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) – RTX16RH2