Cairo, Sept 23, 2025 (AFP) - Egypt frees activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after Sisi pardon

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2025-09-23
Prominent Egyptian-British human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah was released from prison after years behind bars and reunited with his family in an emotional celebration following a long-awaited pardon by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. A key figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising, Abdel Fattah, 43, was released after years of advocacy efforts by family members, rights groups and the British government, with his mother, Laila Soueif, going on hunger......
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