Egypt’s Sisi pardons jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who spent much of the past decade in jail, became a symbol of the struggle for human rights in Egypt. His pardon Monday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi followed a long campaign for his release, including a 10-month hunger strike by his activist and academic mother.
Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who spent much of the past decade in jail, became a symbol of the struggle for human rights in Egypt. His pardon Monday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi followed a long campaign for his release, including a 10-month hunger strike by his activist and academic mother.
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