Matthew Hedges, British Student Accused of Spying, Is Pardoned by U.A.E. The conviction of Mr. Hedges, and his sentence of life in prison, had been met with outrage in Britain. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Hong Kong Umbrella Movement Leaders Face SentencingWhat We Know and Don’t Know About the Sri Lanka AttacksYour Wednesday BriefingGermany Dispatch: A Fairy-Tale Baddie, the Wolf, Is Back in Germany, and Anti-Migrant Forces PounceU.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did, Report FindsWhat We Know and Don’t Know About the Sri Lanka Attacks