Khadija Ismayilova's seven-and-a-half year sentence for corruption prompted international outrage and her cause was taken up by rights lawyer Amal Clooney with Nani Jansen. Critics argue she was singled out for investigating businesses close to the family of President Ilham Aliyev. The court commuted her sentence to a suspended three-and-a-half year term. Ismayilova later told… Continue reading Khadija Ismayilova Released From Custody 25.05.2016
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Press Release on release of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Egypt by Amal Clooney 23.09.2015
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has today pardoned Mohamed Fahmy, the Canadian journalist convicted of ‘broadcasting false news’. Fahmy had been sentenced to three years' imprisonment following a trial widely recognised as being a travesty of justice. The measure was part of a broader presidential pardon covering 100 people currently detained in Egypt, including Mr… Continue reading Press Release on release of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Egypt by Amal Clooney 23.09.2015
UPDATED: Amal Clooney’s client Mohamed Fahmy will be released Saturday
Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy & Baher Mohamed have been released on bail in Egypt and their trial has been adjourned to 23 February. Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy will be reunited with his brother and fiancee on Saturday, his family said after a judge ordered his release ahead of a retrial on terror-related charges. A… Continue reading UPDATED: Amal Clooney’s client Mohamed Fahmy will be released Saturday
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