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June 17, 2014updated 18 Jun 2014 1:59pm

Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy to be released from prison after 21 weeks on hunger strike

By William Turvill

Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy will be released from prison today after nearly a year behind bars without charge.

He has been locked up since 14 August 2013 and has been on hunger strike for 21 weeks. Egypt’s prosecutor general ordered his release on medical grounds.

A statement from the prosecutor’s office on Monday also said that 13 other people would be released on the same grounds, according to Al Jazeera.

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