{"id":7137,"date":"2025-12-27T00:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T00:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=7137"},"modified":"2025-12-27T00:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T00:55:53","slug":"british-egyptian-activist-arrives-in-uk-after-travel-ban-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=7137","title":{"rendered":"British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has arrived in the UK after a travel ban imposed by the Egyptian authorities was lifted.<\/p>\n

He was freed from jail in September after spending more than a decade of his life behind bars.<\/p>\n

His latest imprisonment came after being convicted of “spreading fake news” when he shared a Facebook post about torture in the country.<\/p>\n

For Alaa Abdel Fattah and his family this is a new beginning after years of separation and suffering. His mother, Laila Soueif, almost died twice while on hunger strike to push for his release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The most prominent of Egypt’s many political prisoners, he was pardoned by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in September but was then not allowed to leave the country.<\/p>\n

Now, removed from the travel ban list, he has flown to the UK to be reunited with his 14-year old son who lives in Brighton.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote on X that he was delighted, saying Alaa Abdel Fattah’s case had been a top priority for the government.<\/p>\n

His sister, Mona, said that hundreds of people around the world had helped bring this moment about and the family could now finally begin to heal.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the BBC from Cairo in October after his release, he had said: “I’m learning how to get back into life.”<\/p>\n

“I’m doing much better than I would have expected. Much better than most people would have expected,” he added.<\/p>\n

His release in September followed a long campaign by his family – backed by celebrities such as actors Judi Dench and Olivia Colman – and lobbying by the British government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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