Hours after a Cairo court freed deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the current regime announced a presidential pardon to release more than 200 political prisoners—out of the tens of thousands who are languishing behind bars, including many since the 2011 uprising. I spoke with some of their families and friends while they waited to receive their pardoned loved ones—the lucky ones—outside Cairo’s Tora Prison.
Photo essay for Voice of America: https://www.voanews.com/a/egypt-prisoners/3765466.html
Photo essay for Le Monde diplomatique: https://mondediplo.com/outsidein/authoritarianism-as-usual