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Later it emerged that we had won our freedom through the efforts of Nour's parents, Ayman and his former wife Gamila Ismail.

Bloody and bruised: the journalist caught in Egypt unrest 2011

Politicians and activists complained that Sunday's decision to uphold Mr. Nour's past conviction points to the lingering power of former regime elements in the Egyptian judiciary.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

Cairo's Court of Cassation decided to uphold Mr. Nour's 2005 forgery conviction, rendering him ineligible to run in a presidential poll now expected to take place in 2013.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

Egyptians want a government that adheres to the universal declaration of human rights agreed to by the United Nations, said Wael Nawara, secretary general of Nour's liberal party, Al Ghad.

Ideology shadows fight to rule the new Egypt 2011

With Mr. Nour's absence and with secular-minded political parties struggling to raise funds and attract support, Islamist political groups, particularly the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, appear stronger than ever little more than a month before parliamentary elections.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

"Everybody in Egypt and across the world knows that Ayman Nour is innocent and that this trial ... was a political trial," said Shadi Taha, Mr. Nour's presidential campaign manager.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

Mr. Nour's secular, liberal political perspective made him a particularly appealing pro-democracy cause célèbre for the Bush administration.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

Mr. Nour's conviction was a major point of friction between Mr. Mubarak and his U.S. allies, with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice routinely criticizing Mr. Nour's continued detention.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

"Ayman Nour was one of the first and only people who were actually active before January 25 who was offering liberalism as an alternative to the Mubarak regime," said Nour Ayman Nour, Mr. Nour's son and a political activist.

Egypt Court Bars Opposition Hopeful Matt Bradley 2011

The joint session hearing was originally held to question the Deputy Minister of Interiors about reports of heavy-handed handling of demonstrators and human rights abuses as police crushed the peaceful demonstration, arresting over 90 protestors and beating up activists including Ayman Nour's own son, Nour, who was besieged amongst other members of El Ghad Party including Ayman Nour himself.

Wael Nawara: Egypt's Ruling Party Parliamentarians: Police Should Shoot Demonstrators! 2010