"Peruvian Ex-President Fujimori Granted Humanitarian Release from Prison"

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, has been released from prison on humanitarian grounds. The release comes despite a request from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to delay it. Fujimori, who governed Peru from 1990 to 2000, was accused of being the mastermind behind the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s. Supporters gathered outside the prison as Fujimori, wearing a face mask and receiving supplemental oxygen, left in a vehicle driven by his daughter-in-law. The release has sparked controversy and criticism from human rights organizations.