Hundreds of prisoners pardoned in Egypt
July 22nd, 2008TOMORROW, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will pardon hundreds of prisoners who have served more than half of their sentences, an annual gesture of mercy coinciding with commemorations of the July 23, 1952, “revolution” that brought Egypt’s military-backed regime to power. If past practice holds, those freed will include some convicted of violent crimes such as murder and rape.
Will victims of Egypt’s human rights abuses be eligible as well? Or are criminals and rapists still favored by the Egyptian government than those fighting for free speech, and individual freedom?
Egypt, it is time to FREE KAREEM!
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 am
IT’S TIME TO FREE KAREEM!
FREE KAREEM, FREE KAREEM!
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