Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6 movement, turns himself in at Abdeen court in Cairo November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian activist Ahmed Maher, a symbol of the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in 2011, has been released after three years in prison for breaking a law that bans unapproved protests, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Maher, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and a founder of the April 6 movement, broke the 2013 law that is seen by activists as unconstitutional and designed to prevent a repeat of the mass protests that have toppled two presidents in five years.
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