Alaa Abdel Fattah
Alaa Abdel Fattah is a prominent Egyptian-British political activist and a dual national who has been imprisoned for most of the past decade due to his outspoken views on democracy and human rights in Egypt, including a recent five-year sentence for sharing a social media post about a fellow prisoner's death.
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Alaa Abdel Fattah has been freed and reunited with his family after almost six years of imprisonment in Egypt.
British-Egyptian activist released from prison
United Kingdom· 2025-09-23
Alaa Abdel Fattah is a prominent British-Egyptian activist who has been imprisoned for six years.
Egypt's president pardons prominent activistUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-22
Alaa Abdel Fattah is Egypt's most prominent political prisoner, currently serving a sentence for expressing his views.
US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel's Gaza offensiveUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-10
Alaa Abdel Fattah has been detained for over eleven years and is a central figure in the January 25 revolution.
La lotta di una madre. Laila Soueif, in sciopero della fame per il figlio attivista Alaa Abdel Fattah, sta morendo
Italy· 2025-06-05
Alaa Abdel Fattah is Egypt's most prominent political prisoner, who has been jailed since 2014 for his activism.
Mother of jailed British Egyptian activist vows to continue hunger strike despite risk of deathUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-03