Following the arrest of photojournalist Mohammed Fawzi on Monday 16 May, a total of 26 journalists remain imprisoned in Egypt, according to the IFJ. President Abdelfatah El-Sisi announced in April the relaunch of the "Presidential Pardons Committee , tasked with reviewing the cases of prisoners and recommending their release, but this latest arrest renders the president s initiative meaningless. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Egyptian authorities and the Presidential Pardon Committee to release the imprisoned journalists.
Since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi seized power in Egypt in 2013, he has ruled the country with an iron fist. Civil society, opposition and free press struggle to survive. Tens of thousands of political prisoners, including at least 24 media professionals, are behind bars. Sofian Philip Naceur reports
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CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities on Thursday released a prominent political activist serving a four-year-sentence on terror charges that rights advocate have deemed baseless. Hossam Monis' freeing came on the heels of the release of several high-profile detainees, days before the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is typically a time of amnesty.
CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities on Thursday released a prominent political activist serving a four-year-sentence on terror charges that rights advocate