Egypt: Pardons for Al Jazeera Journalists and Others Welcomed, but Hundreds Still Detained

press release

'It is ludicrous that some of these people were ever behind bars in the first place' - Said Boumedouha

Today's presidential decree in Egypt granting pardons to 100 people - including Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed and several unlawfully imprisoned activists - is welcome news, but represents a token gesture while hundreds of others remain detained.

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