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Egyptian human rights lawyer and activist Mahienour El-Massry was released from prison on Saturday after serving a 15-month sentence for "storming a police station," El-Massry's sister Maysoon confirmed on Twitter. Journalist Youssef Shaaban, who was charged in the same case as Mahienour and also completed his 15-month sentence, was also released on Saturday. In mid-2013, during the presidency of ousted Mohamed Morsi, Mahienour was among a group of lawyers protesting in front of El-Raml police station in Alexandria, calling for an…