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Egypt releases British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after 6 years behind bars following presidential pardon
- On Monday, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the 43-year-old British-Egyptian activist, was freed after six years in prison following a presidential pardon in Egypt.
- The pardon follows Abd el-Fattah's lengthy imprisonment for protesting without permission, a sentence initially 15 years and later reduced to five, amid Egypt's political repression.
- Abd el-Fattah became a leading figure during the 2011 Arab Spring protests and staged multiple hunger strikes, including one in early September, to protest his imprisonment and support his mother.
- His lawyer Khaled Ali announced on Facebook that the President has granted a pardon to Alaa Abdel Fattah, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to work towards ensuring his freedom.
- The presidential pardon also covers five other prisoners, but the timeline for their release remains unclear amid ongoing political tensions in Egypt.
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Alaa Abd al-Fattah has been released from prison. In 2011 he was one of the leaders of the Arab Spring in Egypt.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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The most prominent critic of the Egyptian regime, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, comes unexpectedly out of prison after years. But he is not really free. And tens of thousands continue to sit behind bars.
·Munich, Germany
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Activist, five others pardoned by Egypt’s president | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
CAIRO -- Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released from prison late Monday after being granted a presidential pardon, according to his campaign.
·Arkansas, United States
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