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Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Asked by Rebecca Long BaileyLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 15 October 2025UIN 77084

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps she plans to take to encourage the Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from prison on 23 September 2025, following a Presidential pardon.

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