British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison

<p>Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardon</p><p>The British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.</p><p>Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt’s national human rights council.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/22/british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah-to-be-freed-from-prison">Continue reading...</a>