Egypt: Family of British Man Jailed in Egypt Unfurl Banner Off Brighton Pier

The family of a British man arbitrarily jailed in Egypt have marked Father’s Day by unfurling a giant banner down the side of Brighton’s iconic pier as the latest stage in their ongoing campaign to secure his release from prison.

Alaa Abdel Fattah, 42, a prominent blogger and writer who has been in detention in Egypt since September 2019, is serving a five-year sentence on trumped-up charges of “spreading false news” after a grossly unfair trial.

Supported by campaigners from Amnesty International…