pardon
Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee
Egypt
September 9, 2022
Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee
Member of the Presidential Pardon Committee in Egypt, Tariq al-Khouly, announced the release of 33 detainees in pretrial detention within…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
World
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London
British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his…
543 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 5, 2018
543 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Adha
On the occasion of Eid-al-Adha, the prisons sector of Egypt’s Interior Ministry has announced the pardon of 543 prisoners,…
Interior Ministry pardons 2,787 prisoners on Eid al-Fitr occasion
Egypt
June 15, 2018
Interior Ministry pardons 2,787 prisoners on Eid al-Fitr occasion
On Friday morning, the Prisons Sector of the Ministry of the Interior passed Presidential Decree No. 260 of 2018 pardoning…
Jailed Briton’s family fly to Egypt amidst unconfirmed pardon release reports
Egypt
January 27, 2018
Jailed Briton’s family fly to Egypt amidst unconfirmed pardon release reports
The family of Briton Laura Plummer, a 33-year-old who was sentenced to three years in prison in December for smuggling…
Presidential Pardon Committee close to concluding task: members
Egypt
November 8, 2017
Presidential Pardon Committee close to concluding task: members
The presidential committee formed to examine cases of young Egyptians detained since the events that followed the January 25 revolution…
493 prisoners pardoned on July 23 revolution anniversary
Egypt
July 23, 2017
493 prisoners pardoned on July 23 revolution anniversary
The Ministry of the Interior’s Prisons Sector released 493 prison inmates on Sunday as part of Presidential Decree No. 280/2017,…
Trump asserts all agree he has ‘complete power’ to pardon
World
July 23, 2017
Trump asserts all agree he has ‘complete power’ to pardon
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has “complete power” to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into…
Update: 1,011 inmates released on Eid al-Fitr occasion
Egypt
June 25, 2017
Update: 1,011 inmates released on Eid al-Fitr occasion
The Ministry of the Interior’s Prison Sector pardoned and released 1,011 inmates on Sunday on Eid al-Fitr occasion in accordance…