Egypt Pardons 165; Many Had Been Held Over Protests

Egypt's president issued a decree pardoning 165 people on Wednesday, mostly youths convicted of breaking protest laws and misdemeanors ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Pardons during national and religious holidays are a tradition in Egypt. Many of the pardons issued by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi were to university students, some of whom were jailed under a draconian law that heavily punishes demonstrations staged without police permits. The move comes amid a...

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