British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist, has arrived in the United Kingdom after a travel ban imposed by the Egyptian authorities was After more than a decade of his life in prison, he was released from jail in September. His most recent prison term came after being found guilty of spreading fake news when he shared a Facebook post about torture in the United States. This is a new beginning for Alaa Abdel Fattah and his family after years of divorce and grief. Laila Soueif's mother came close to death twice while on hunger strike to call for his release.

He was pardoned by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in September, but was later refused to leave Egypt, making him the most prominent of Egypt's many political prisoners. Now that he has been barred from the travel ban, he's travelled to the United Kingdom to be reunited with his 14-year-old son, who lives in Brighton, who is listed on the travel On X, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expressed delight by expressing delight in a letter from Ala Abdel Fattah that had been a top priority for the government. Hundreds of people around the world contributed to this moment and that the family could now begin to recover, according to Mona's sister. I'm learning how to get back to life, he told the BBC from Cairo after his release.

I'm doing a lot better job than I should have expected,

he said. Much better than most people had hoped for. "His release in September came after a lengthy campaign by his family, which was backed by actors Judi Dench and Olivia Colman, as well as British government lobbying.