Hours after a Cairo court freed ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi announced a presidential pardon to release more than 200 political prisoners – out of more than 40,000 in jail since 2011. Families and friends were waiting to receive their loved ones outside Tora prison in Cairo.
Egypt Frees Some 200 Political Prisoners, Thousands Still in Jail
- By VOA News
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Four prison cellmates meet after being released from Tora prison under a presidential pardon, from the left “Abdullah Mohamed, Ibrahim Farag, Mahmoud Said and Abdullah Diab,” Cairo, Egypt. Tuesday March 14, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Galal Araby kisses his 11 month-old son after after being released from Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Galal was sentenced to five years in jail. He only served 18 months. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Mohamed Ragab hugs his mother after spending three and a half years behind bars on political charges, Tora prison, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Political prisoners who benefit from the presidential pardon while they are leaving the Tora prison complex south Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday March 14, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
