Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a prominent Egyptian political activist and a well-known figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution. He has faced multiple incarcerations under different regimes for his activism, and he is currently recognized as Egypt's most famous political prisoner. His advocacy for democratic reforms and freedom of expression has made him a target for government repression. He was sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly 'publishing false news' in a case widely seen as politically motivated. Despite his imprisonment, he remains a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism in Egypt.
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Alaa Abd El-Fattah is a prominent Egyptian-British human rights activist who has spent much of the last decade behind bars.
La justice égyptienne autorise le célèbre militant Alaa Abd El-Fattah à voyager à l’étranger
France· 2025-12-20
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian human rights activist who was released from over a decade of detention in Cairo.
‘I deserve to heal’: freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps | Egypt
United Kingdom· 2025-10-11
Egyptian-British activist reunites with family after 14 years.
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United States· 2025-10-02
Egyptian-British activist reunites with family after 14 years.
Video: Greta Thunberg says her mission to deliver aid to Gaza ‘should not have to exist’United States· 2025-09-30
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Egyptian-British activist reunites with family after 14 years.
Russian military personnel to teach children at new drone schoolUnited States· 2025-09-28
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family Tuesday morning after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Man describes Kyiv attack that destroyed his homeUnited States· 2025-09-28Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family Tuesday morning after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Hamas official pressed by CNN about his responsibility to Palestinians in GazaUnited States· 2025-09-27
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family Tuesday morning after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
CNN challenges Hamas official about state of Israeli hostagesUnited States· 2025-09-27
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Hamas official talks about surviving an Israeli attempt to kill himUnited States· 2025-09-27Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
CNN breaks down Netanyahu’s UN speechUnited States· 2025-09-26
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah reunites with family after 14 years.
Christian author on the rapture that didn’t happen: ‘It gives Christianity and the Bible a bad name’United States· 2025-09-26
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family Tuesday morning after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Zelensky implores United Nations to help stop RussiaUnited States· 2025-09-25
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
What is Rapture Tok? | CNNUnited States· 2025-09-25
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was reunited with his family Tuesday morning after he and five others were pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Trump lectures world leaders at UNUnited States· 2025-09-24
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a prominent activist and a symbol of the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
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Norway· 2025-09-23
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian human rights activist who will be released from jail after serving six years for liking a Facebook post.
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah to be freed from prison | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-22
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian dissident whose release is being sought by UK officials.
Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-27
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a jailed British-Egyptian activist whose family describes the awful conditions of his imprisonment.
‘The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-12
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is currently imprisoned in Egypt, and his mother is on a hunger strike to secure his release.
250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom? – podcast | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-11
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a jailed British-Egyptian activist who was sentenced to five years in prison for spreading false news.
Laila Soueif, on 247th day of hunger strike for jailed British-Egyptian son, defiant in face of death | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-03
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian national imprisoned for over a decade due to his writings on democracy.
Must Laila Soueif die from her hunger strike in London before her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah is released? | Helena KennedyUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-03
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is known as one of the most prominent faces of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and is currently the most well-known political prisoner in Egypt.
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Croatia· 2025-05-30
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained by the Egyptian government, an independent UN panel has found after an 18-month investigation.
Egypt illegally detaining Alaa Abd el-Fattah, UN investigators find | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-28
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is an imprisoned British-Egyptian human rights activist who is currently on hunger strike.
Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike | Foreign policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-20
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian human rights activist who has been imprisoned and recently went on hunger strike in support of his mother.
Mother of activist imprisoned in Egypt threatens to go back on hunger strike | Foreign policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-22
Alaa Abd El-Fattah is a British-Egyptian activist and political prisoner who mentored Peter Greste during their time in prison.
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Australia· 2025-02-14
Alaa is Egypt’s best-known political prisoner and a prominent activist in the 2011 revolution.
A hunger strike to force the release of my friend Alaa Abd el-Fattah – it’s the ultimate weapon of the powerless | Peter GresteUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-09