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| Egypt pardons jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy and prominent human rights activists | |
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| A lawyer and Egypt's state-run news agency say President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera English, Mohamed Fahmy, along with prominent human rights activists. | A lawyer and Egypt's state-run news agency say President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera English, Mohamed Fahmy, along with prominent human rights activists. |
| The news agency MENA says el-Sissi has ordered those pardoned be released on 23 September. | The news agency MENA says el-Sissi has ordered those pardoned be released on 23 September. |
| Lawyer Khaled Abu Bakr confirmed the pardon and says his client is a "professional and innocent journalist." | Lawyer Khaled Abu Bakr confirmed the pardon and says his client is a "professional and innocent journalist." |
| Fahmy was sentenced to three years in prison last month for airing what a court described as "false news" and biased coverage. His colleague Baher Mohammed was also sentenced in the case. It wasn't immediately clear if Mohammed was also pardoned. | Fahmy was sentenced to three years in prison last month for airing what a court described as "false news" and biased coverage. His colleague Baher Mohammed was also sentenced in the case. It wasn't immediately clear if Mohammed was also pardoned. |
| Prominent activists Yara Sallam and Sanaa Seif are among those pardoned, according to MENA. | Prominent activists Yara Sallam and Sanaa Seif are among those pardoned, according to MENA. |
| AP | AP |