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Alaa Abdel Fattah's lawyer condemns UK campaign over old posts

"Putting pressure on him to force him to say specific things in return for his freedom is nothing but human and political blackmail," his lawyer told TNA.

Saleh Salem
02 January, 2026
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UK orders 'urgent review' over Alaa Abdel Fattah's posts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
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Alaa Abdel Fattah apologises for 'hurtful' posts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2025
Abdel Fattah spent years as a political prisoner in Egypt
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Starmer under fire over Egyptian activist's anti-Israel posts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2025
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah returns to UK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 December, 2025
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah (R) embraces his mother Laila Soueif at home after his release in Cairo on September 23, 2025
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Egypt lifts travel ban on activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
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Alaa Abdel Fattah is free. Will it be a turning point for Egypt?

Hassan Mahmoud
30 September, 2025
The British-Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, are at his home after his release on September 23, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.
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Egypt frees activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after Sisi pardon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2025
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Alaa's family urges freedom for political prisoners after pardon

Saleh Salem
22 September, 2025
Alaa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian blogger and activist, sits with his family and supporters in a waiting room at Cairo's High Court prior to a hearing on March 26, 2013
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Egypt's President Sisi pardons activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 September, 2025
Alaa Abdel Fattah has spent most of the past decade behind bars
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Egypt completes draft presidential pardon for Alaa Abdel Fattah

The New Arab Staff
12 September, 2025
Free Alaa Campaign Outside Downing Street London
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Sisi orders authorities to study pardon for Alaa Abdel Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 September, 2025
Trial of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah in Cairo
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Egypt court removes activist Alaa Abdel Fattah from terror list

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2025
Supporters of the Free Alaa campaign drop a banner reading 'Lammy Free Alaa Now' from Waterloo Bridge on 3rd June 2025 in London, United Kingdom
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UK 'deeply concerned' about mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2025
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Former UK ambassador to Cairo warns Brits against Egypt holidays

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2025
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Mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah hospitalised amid hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 May, 2025
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UN panel calls for 'arbitrarily detained' Egypt hunger striker's release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2025
Laila Soueif on hunger strike in protest at Egypt's imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abdel Fattah
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Laila Soueif returns to hunger strike to pressure son's release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 May, 2025
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Jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah sick on hunger strike: family

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 April, 2025
Laila Soueif, mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, reacts as she makes a statement outside the gates of 10 Downing Street in central London on February 10, 2025.
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Mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah marks six months on hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2025
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Nobel laureates, activists call for release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2025