Egypt releases 1,056 prisoners by presidential pardon on anniversary of July 1952 Revolution - Courts & Law
Thousands of inmates have been released in recent years in Egypt as per presidential pardon decisions on different national and religious occasions.
Celebrated every year on 23 July, the anniversary commemorates Egypt's 1952 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and led to the establishment of the modern republic. The day is widely regarded as the country's most significant secular public holiday and is officially observed as Egypt's National Day.
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