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Alaa Abd El-Fattah Returns to UK After 12-Year Detention in Egypt
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Egyptian-British activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah has returned to the United Kingdom after nearly 12 years abroad.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has returned to the United Kingdom after spending nearly 12 years in detention as a political prisoner in Egypt, where he was arrested in 2011 and held on various charges until his release last year. The move comes amid strained relations between the UK and Egypt. Details of Abd El-Fattah's return have not been disclosed. His family had previously expressed hope for his safe repatriation to the UK.
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