US EditionEgyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison
Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released after a presidential pardon and travel ban lift, ending years of imprisonment amid international campaigns and hunger strikes.
- On Dec 26, Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrived in Britain after his release from Egyptian prison, flying from Cairo after authorities lifted his travel ban on December 20.
- Longstanding campaigning and hunger strikes prompted international calls for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's freedom after he became Egypt's most prominent political prisoner and obtained British citizenship through his mother, Laila Soueif.
- Official records show his name was removed from Egypt's "terrorism" list months earlier, and Laila Soueif, his mother, confirmed his arrival on Facebook saying `Praise be to Allah, Alaa reached London safely`, with a family statement adding he flew from Cairo on Friday.
- Starmer said he was 'delighted' Abd el-Fattah returned and thanked President Sisi for the pardon on Friday.
- Sisi pardoned Abd el-Fattah in September after ordering a review, and the family says he will shortly reunite with his 14-year-old son Khaled in Brighton, southern England.
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Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in London after travel ban lifted
British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah has arrived in London after Egyptian authorities lifted a travel ban that had remained in place despite his release from prison in September.
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah returns to UK
Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah returned Friday to Britain, days after Egypt's attorney general lifted an apparent travel ban and following the 44-year-old's release from prison in September. A key figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising, Abdel Fattah was granted a presidential pardon in September after having spent nearly a decade in prison, following years of advocacy by his family, rights groups and the UK government. His mother…
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Great Yorkshire RadioBritish-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah returns to the UK and reunites with family after prison release
The activist's family said he flew back on Boxing Day after his travel ban was lifted by Egyptian authorities on 20 December. He was released in September after serving six years in prison.
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