Egyptian Court Re-imprisons Pardoned Activist Ahmed Douma to Life Sentence

An Egyptian court has sentenced Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, to life in prison—roughly three years after a presidential pardon freed him. The renewed prosecution, coupled with an additional three-year sentence for insulting the court, signals that clemency offers no permanent shield from legal vulnerability in Egypt's system for managing political dissent.