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"The British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been
released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive
lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt’s national human rights
council.
Early on Tuesday morning his campaign said in a statement that Abd el-Fattah
was released from Wadi Natron prison and was now in his home in Cairo.
“I can’t even describe what I feel,” his mother, Laila Soueif, said from her
house in Giza as she stood next to her son surrounded by family and friends.
“We’re happy, of course. But our greatest joy will come when there are no
[political] prisoners in Egypt,” she added.
British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed the news, saying: “I’m
grateful to President Sisi for this decision. We look forward to Alaa being
able to return to the UK, to be reunited with his family.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
