US EditionEgyptian British Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Released After Presidential Pardon
Alaa Abd al-Fattah was freed after nearly 12 years in prison, with his release following a presidential pardon amid international pressure and advocacy by his family and human rights groups.
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Egypt releases leading activist and ‘prisoner of conscience’ Alaa Abd al-Fattah
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah was released from prison on Monday, ending a six-year detention on charges broadly decried as politically motivated, after the Egyptian government pardoned him and dropped all terrorism charges. Family members shared news of Alaa Abd al-Fattah’s release the day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned the prominent activist along with five other prisoners. His lawyer, Khaled Ali, welcomed the new…
Family reunites as activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah returns home after 12 y
CAIRO (AP) — The downtown Cairo apartment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah was filled with laughter and joy Tuesday as family and friends gathered to absorb the long-awaited news: the pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist had finally walked free . Abd el-Fattah was pardoned by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and released Monday after spending almost all the past 12 years in prison. He and five other prisoners had been pardoned after the National Council …
Activist Jailed for a Decade in Egypt Is Released - Coptic Solidarity
By WSJ- British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s writing and acts of protest made him an icon of the country’s revolution Egypt’s president on Monday pardoned a British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist who rose to prominence during the country’s 2011 revolution and has spent more than a decade in prison. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, whose blogging, activism and posts on social media made him an icon of the vast protests that ejected President Hosni Mubarak fr…
Egyptian human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah finally free!
Egyptian media reported on 22 September, 2025, that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a presidential pardon for the imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. On 23 September the Guardian, HRW and others reported that the British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has indeed been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post. Early on Tuesday morning his campaign said in a statement th…
New video uploaded: By the New York Times•September 23, 2025 Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent pro-democratic Egyptian activist, returned to her family after a presidential pardon. An Egyptian-British dual citizen, Abd El Fattah had spent most of the last 12 years in prison. The post Alaa Abd El Fattah, Egypt's most prominent activist, is released appeared first on Diario La República.
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