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February 19, 2009

Jailed Egyptian Opposition Leader Freed After 3 Years
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In Egypt, the leading opposition politician Ayman Nour has been freed
after more than three years in jail. Nour was jailed shortly after he
challenged President Hosni Mubarak in national elections. The release
was unexpected, as he still had nearly two years left in his sentence.

Ayman Nour: “I say now that I’ve been released without any agreement,
without any bargaining, without any deal. This was not offered, and if
it had been, we wouldn’t have accepted. I’m out of prison to practice my
rights as an Egyptian citizen.”



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