Egypt releases opposition leader Ayman Nour - 19 Feb 09

Ayman Nour, the Egyptian opposition leader, jailed after challenging Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, in 2005 elections, was unexpectedly freed on Wednesday.

Critics say the move may have come as a result of direct pressure from the new administration of Barack Obama, the US president.

Jamal Elshayyal reports.

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[shabaash]

Good! He should never have been in jail in the first place. Mubarak is a tyrant clearly.

[Sweetmuve]

so much for a democratic country!!!

one of the worst governments ever..

[zaveraify]

هجومات ليلية منظمة يمارسها انصار النظام الحالي في تونس ضد المعارضة التقدمية.

لماذا يمارس الإتحاد الأروبي وامريكا ، التعتيم على تونس؟

هل هذه هي ديمقراطية امريكا؟

منك لله يا أمير دولة قطر... قلتها وهاأنت تنفدها.

[JuicyLaVeva100]

Jamel Ashayyel is MY cousin arabs ROCK!!! I dont mean 2 b racist or anything though.

[newhorizons37]

Ayman Nour is a fraud, even his doctorate is a fraud. He forged signatures, including some signatures of some of under cover police officers. He thinks that being opposition means he is untouchable, think again ayman

[hamdyman]

The guy forged signature, whether or not he is the opposition leader he deserved a penalty like any other person who does something illegal. i would not want a fake power-thirsting man to be a leader of Egypt ! we deserve better than this so...

[salmaE001]

I'm glad that people are fighting back the government. We have to change Egypt, Egypt was never like that before.

[hassanalbanna]

ayman nour is american, he wants to make egypt like an european country, but thats not possible, we have a other culture

[EgyptianPrinceCB]

OBAMA IS AT WORK,BABY

[amrabas2007]

i'm afraid you're mistaken

[nm353130]

God bless Barack Obama!

[pearl200]

Morchid b4 u slander off islam i wud recommend that u check ur facts. ur apparent identity crisis is based on false a perception of secularisation Secularistaion aims 2 strip ppl 4m their identity by indirect force n patronisation convincing religious followers that they r chained 2 ancestoral ot of date doctrines which no longer relate 2 us. Religion is a spiritual, principled doctrine sent by our beloved god (regrdless of what faith 1 follows) 2 enlighten ppl with guidance, morals n principles