Egypt FCO

We welcome the President Al-Sisi’s pardoning of Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed, two Al Jazeera reporters sentenced to three years imprisonment in August. It is vital the Egyptian authorities today move swiftly to solve the situation of this various other defendants in this instance, including two British Nationals.

I also welcome the pardoning of a number of real human liberties activists, including Yara Sallam and Sanaa Seif who had previously been sentenced underneath the Protest Law. The production of additional peaceful activists could be another positive demonstration of President Al-Sisi’s commitment to the rights and freedoms of Egyptian men and women.

We'll continue steadily to turn to the Egyptian government to guarantee the rule of law and legal rights enshrined in the Egyptian constitution tend to be shielded, to ensure journalists and peaceful activists are able to function easily and without fear of persecution.