Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was released from prison Tuesday, ending a six-year detention on charges broadly decried as politically motivated. Family members shared news of Alaa ...

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.

Instead of using Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release as an opportunity to correct course, Egyptian authorities arbitrarily detained ...

Alaa Abdel Fattah embraces his mother, writer Laila Soueif, left, and his sister Sanaa Seif at home in Cairo after his release from prison - Mohamed El-Raai/Getty Images Egypt has pardoned its most ...

The British-Egyptian activist is one of six people whose sentences President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi commuted, according to ...

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.

On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the ...

"I cannot believe myself for sure, I cannot yet comprehend that this is real, and that Alaa is with us. I cannot believe that I'm seeing him here at home among us normally. I guess it will feel more ...

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted by popular protests in 2011, has been sentenced to three years in jail for embezzling from the government. His sons Alaa and Gamal were also ...