Egypt to release hunger-striking Al Jazeera journalist

FikraPevu · 2014-06-18T09:09:24+00:00

Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the release of Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Abdullah Elshamy on medical grounds, ending almost a year of imprisonment without charge. A statement from the prosecutor's office on Monday said Elshamy, who has been on hunger strike since January, would be set free due to "health conditions." The statement said 13 other people would be freed on the same grounds. Elshamy, born in Egypt but raised in Nigeria, has been on hunger strike for 147 days in protest of his prolonged imprisonment without charge. He was arrested... Read more=> Egypt to release hunger-striking Al Jazeera journalist - See more at: http://www.fikrapevu.com/#sthash.8Z4b4nFH.KclQuai1.dpuf Egypt to release hunger-striking Al Jazeera journalist - See more at: http://www.fikrapevu.com/#sthash.8Z4b4nFH.KclQuai1.dpuf

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Start date Jun 18, 2014

FikraPevu

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Jun 18, 2014

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