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Egyptian President Pardons Jailed Protesters

Activists Sanaa Seif and Yara Sallam, and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy are among 100 granted a presidential pardon, according to a statement released by the presidency.

Free Sanaa

Activist Sanaa Seif was jailed for violating the 2013 protest law. Her brother Alaa Abd El-Fattah became an icon during the 2011 uprisings that toppled the Mubarak regime.

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