Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma: lawyers

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country’s 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said Saturday.

Tarek Elawady, a member of the presidential pardons committee, said Douma had obtained “a presidential pardon”, while rights lawyer Khaled Ali said on social media he was waiting outside the prison for the activist’s release.