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Alaa Abd El Fattah

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah (center) embraces his mother, writer Laila Soueif (left), and his sister Sanaa Seif (right), at home after his release in Cairo, Egypt, on September 23, 2025. (MOHAMED EL-RAAI / AFP)
December 28, 2025, 11:56 pm
UK’s Starmer under fire for welcoming ex-prisoner who called to ‘kill all Zionists’
British-Egyptian Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who arrived in UK after years in Egyptian detention, apologizes for posts endorsing violence after opposition figures call for his deportation
By AFP and Zev Stub
Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was in prison for almost all of the past 12 years, hugs his mother Laila Soueif and his sister Sanaa Seif at his home after a presidential pardon in Cairo, September 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
September 24, 2025, 6:43 am
Egyptian activist imprisoned for 12 years reunites with family after pardon from Sissi
Mother of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a pro-democracy campaigner with UK citizenship, says joy over his return ‘is wrapped by a layer of sadness because the situation (in Egypt) is bad’
By AP
Egypt's leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah speaks during a conference at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
November 17, 2022, 6:12 pm
Jailed Egyptian’s condition has ‘deteriorated severely’ since hunger strike — family
Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister calls visit ‘unsettling’; pro-democracy activist recently halted months-long protest fast under yet-unknown circumstances
By AP
Egypt's leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah speaks during a conference at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
November 10, 2022, 4:27 pm
Egypt puts hunger-striking activist into medical treatment
Lawyers for Alaa Abdel-Fattah demand details on ‘medical intervention,’ call for him to be moved to a civilian hospital; move comes as Egypt hosts UN climate conference
By AP
Sameh Shoukry, president of the COP27 climate summit, left speaks during an opening session at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, November 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 6, 2022, 4:02 pm
Envoys gather in Egypt to tackle climate change under cloud of Ukraine war
Talks take place amid multiple crises including European conflict, high inflation, food shortages and energy crunch; top UN scientist highlights ‘once in a generation opportunity’
By Frank Jordans and Kelvin Chan
Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah gives an interview at his home in Cairo, May 17, 2019. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
December 21, 2021, 7:54 am
US ‘disappointed’ as Egypt jails key revolution figure Abdel Fattah for 5 years
Blogger, his lawyer and fellow blogger Mohamed ‘Oxygen’ Ibrahim all sent to prison; Washington says freedom of expression should be secure without fear of criminal penalties
By AFP
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