Egyptian-British Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Released From Prison

Alaa’s release by way of a presidential pardon came after a long international solidarity campaign calling for his freedom and a 10-month hunger strike by his elderly mother.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued a pardon on Monday, September 22, for Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah and five other prisoners, following an appeal from the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR). Abd el-Fattah has been one of the most visible faces in the struggle to free the tens of…