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| Egypt pardons Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy | Egypt pardons Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy |
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| Egypt's president has pardoned one of the three Al Jazeera TV journalists convicted of broadcasting false news. | Egypt's president has pardoned one of the three Al Jazeera TV journalists convicted of broadcasting false news. |
| Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian citizen, is included on a list of 100 prisoners given pardons by Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. | Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian citizen, is included on a list of 100 prisoners given pardons by Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. |
| But Mr Fahmy's Egyptian colleague, Baher Mohamed, is not named on the list, nor is the Australian Peter Greste, who was deported in February. | But Mr Fahmy's Egyptian colleague, Baher Mohamed, is not named on the list, nor is the Australian Peter Greste, who was deported in February. |
| They were sentenced to three years in prison last month after a retrial on charges critics said were unfounded. | They were sentenced to three years in prison last month after a retrial on charges critics said were unfounded. |
| Prosecutors accused them of collaborating with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. | |
| The journalists denied the allegation and said they were simply reporting the news. |