Egypt: Sisi Pardons Several Prisoners including Ahmed Douma

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma - Reuters
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma - Reuters
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Egypt: Sisi Pardons Several Prisoners including Ahmed Douma

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma - Reuters
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma - Reuters

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, the state TV said on Saturday.

Douma was sentenced in 2019 to 15 years in prison for rioting and attacking security forces.

In delivering his verdict at the time, the judge said Douma was part of a crowd that broke into parliament and damaged part of it.

Last month, authorities also freed Egyptian rights researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer after they were pardoned by al-Sisi.

Since late 2021 Egypt has taken a number of steps which it says are aimed at addressing human rights, including amnesties for some prominent prisoners.



Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Canada, which has been largely supportive of Israel's military offensive in Lebanon, on Thursday said an incident in which Israeli troops fired on UN peacekeepers was "alarming and unacceptable."
The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force's main headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.
"Canada calls for the protection of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law," the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on social media platform X.