"Today marks prominent British-Egyptian coder, blogger, activist, and political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah's 43rd birthday-his eleventh behind bars. Alaa should have been released on September 29, but Egyptian authorities have continued his imprisonment in contravention of the country's own Criminal Procedure Code."
"Last November, an international counsel team acting on behalf of Alaa's family urging the UNWGAD once again to issue an opinion, filed an urgent appeal to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. EFF joined 33 other organizations in supporting the submission and urging the UNWGAD promptly to issue its opinion on the matter."
"Despite his ongoing incarceration, Alaa's writing and his activism have continued to be honored worldwide. In October, he was announced as the joint winner of the PEN Pinter Prize alongside celebrated writer Arundhati Roy."
"EFF once again calls for Alaa Abd El Fattah's immediate and unconditional release and urges the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to promptly issue its opinion on his incarceration. We further urge the British government to take action to secure his release."
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