British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family

British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family

Curated from World news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner who was freed from jail in September, was stopped from flying to the UK by Egyptian passport control, his family has said. Abd el-Fattah was pardoned after more than 10 years in jail but his status, including his right to travel back and forth between Britain and Egypt, was left unclear and subject to discussion between the family and authorities. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: World news | The Guardian

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