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Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian journalist, pardoned by Egypt

CBC Radio | Posted: September 23, 2015 1:55 PM | Last Updated: September 23, 2015

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Caption: Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who worked for Al-Jazeera, has been pardoned by Egyptian President Adbel Fattah el-Sisi. (Ahmed Abd El Latif, El Shorouk Newspaper/Associated Press)

Audio | The Current : Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian journalist pardoned by Egypt

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Canadian journalist Mohammed Fahmy is among 100 prisoners who received a pardon today.
This comes just a day before Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi plans to head to New York for a new session of the UN General Assembly.
Mohammed Fahmy was working with Al Jazeera when he was arrested in December of 2013.
In a retrial he was sentenced to three years in prison, just last month on widely denounced terrorism charges.
We reached Adel Fahmy, Mohammed's brother, in Kuwait who is thrilled to hear the news.
This segment was produced by The Current's Lara O'Brien.

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