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Today — 23 September 2025Main stream

Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family

23 September 2025 at 19:19
The dissident Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years. His family waged an international campaign for his release.

© Mohamed El-Raai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Alaa Abd El Fattah was welcomed home in Cairo on Tuesday after his release from prison.
Yesterday — 22 September 2025Main stream

Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

22 September 2025 at 22:07
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

© Mohamed El Raai, via Reuters

Alaa Abd El Fattah, seen here in an undated handout image, received a five-year sentence in 2019, but the Egyptian authorities had continued to imprison him.
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