Alaa Abd el-Fattah Freed After 6 Years in Egypt

43-year-old British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was freed after 6 years in prison via presidential pardon.
Pardon follows 15-year sentence for protesting without permission, later reduced to 5 years.
Abd el-Fattah led 2011 Arab Spring protests and staged hunger strikes, including one in September 2023.
Lawyer Khaled Ali announced presidential pardon via Facebook.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to support Abd el-Fattah's freedom.
Five other prisoners were pardoned, but release timelines remain unclear.

Activism | Political | Freedom

United Kingdom | Egypt

Keir Starmer | Alaa Abd el-Fattah | Khaled Ali

3 months ago