Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison

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"Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has arrived in the UK following his release from an Egyptian prison in September after a presidential pardon. His family and Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the news on Friday, The 44-year-old has long been considered Egypt's most high-profile political prisoner, having spent much of his adult life incarcerated for his activism. He stands as a rare symbol of dissent against the extensive crackdown overseen by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi."

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