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Egypt’s Al-Sisi issues pardon to prisoners ahead of Eid Al-Fitr and Sinai Liberation Day
The decision included forming a higher committee from the relevant security authorities headed by the Assistant Minister of Interior for the Prisons Authority Sector to decide who deserves a pardon.

Egypt’s Cabinet approves presidential pardon of prisoners to mark July Revolution
Interior Ministry regularly grants pardons to prisoners during religious celebrations, national occasions

MOI pardons 2,957 prisoners on Police Day
498 prisoners receive conditional release

Egypt releases 351 inmates on occasion of Sinai Liberation Day
Interior ministry allows exceptional visit for prisoners during Eid al-Fitr

Al-Sisi pardons 560 prisoners convicted in cases from 2013 to 2017
Prominent journalist Abdel Halim Qandil was among those pardoned

MOI releases 1,067 prisoners
This came as part of continual of celebrations of victory of Sixth of October

2,376 prisoners released in celebration of Eid Al-Adaha
The Ministry of the Interior announced 2,376 prisoners, including 627 debt defaulters were released through Tahia Misr Fund and some civil society organizations. The pardon came upon presidential decree, and came within the initiative of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, “Prisons Without Debt Defaulters”, that was launched to help many people, particularly females, who all are …

Al-Sisi issues decree to pardon more prisoners for anniversary of 23 July
Decision No 334 of 2018 is published in official gazette

Ministry of Interior pardons 3,477 prisoners, women indebtors
Ministry of Interior has released 3,477 prisoners on the first day of Eid Al Fitr. The decision came based on a presidential decree on the occasion of the Eid holiday signed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The number of pardoned prisoners included 690 including women, who were imprisoned for failing to pay their debts. The …

MoI pardons 658 prisoners for Sinai Liberation Day
The Ministry of Interior released on Thursday released number of 658 prisoners on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day. This comes within the framework of the ministry’s keenness to uphold the values of human rights, it said, and the application of the penal code according to a modern approach and provide various aspects of care for inmates, …

Interior Ministry pardons 118 prisoners, grants 525 conditional release
Last week, ministry pardoned 645 prisoners, granted conditional release for 512

Interior Ministry pardons 645 prisoners
512 prisoners received conditional release out of total pardons

MoI pardons 142 prisoners in celebration of National Police Day
Presidential pardon committee to meet Monday to discuss integration of released prisoners back into society

Parliament continues inspection visits to prisoners
In mid-September, the delegation has started the visits in certain areas in Cairo

MoI releases 717 prisoners in honour of October War victory
The ministry grants pardons to prisoners in a regular manner before major religious and national occasions

MOI grants exceptional visits to prisoners in honour of 6th of October
The exceptional visits will not be included among essential visits allowed to prisoners

Terrorist-charged prisoners excluded from 4th pardon list: El-Khouly
Members of the committee are scheduled to meet next week to continue discussing the upcoming list

Interior Ministry pardons 211 prisoners in celebration of Eid Al-Adha
Pardons are implementation of a presidential decree

Prosecution investigates prisoners escape from police truck
Fugitives were defendants in Helwan Brigades case, two out of five were arrested

Interior Ministry pardons 596 prisoners in celebration of 23 July Revolution
The ministry pardons prisoners in a regular manner before major occasions

Interior Ministry pardons 139 prisoners in celebration of Sinai Liberation
The ministry also provided conditional pardon for additional 123 prisoners

Families celebrate release of pardoned detainee
In Pictures: Prisoners pardoned by presidency released
Photos by Asmaa Gamal

65 prisoners released from total of 82 granted presidential pardon
The list was proposed by the Detained Youth Committee, which was assigned by the presidency to review the status of detainees

Limitations face NCHR delegation in Scorpion prison inspection
Visits are becoming useless as long as the Interior Ministry controls them, says member

Foreign Affairs Ministry demands freedom for Egyptian prisoners in US in response to request to release NGO founder
Aya Hegazy didn’t bring her US citizenship into play and her prolonged detention is illegal, says defence lawyer

Interior Ministry grants 700 prisoners release
Political activists were not among the prisoners who received the conditional release in honour of Eid Al-Adha

30 cases of medical negligence in August: El Nadeem Centre
Centre’s most recent report focuses on human rights violations in detention, especially cases of medical negligence in prisons, detention centres

There are no detainees in Egypt: Al-Sisi
The president asserted the importance of pluralism and expression of different opinions, denouncing the “ongoing ignorant attempts” to counter religious reforms

Political prisoner on hunger strike forcibly fed
Photojournalist Khaled Sahloub survives 124 days of hunger strike in Al-Aqrab prison pending trial in the “Helwan Brigades” case