Egyptian pro-democracy activist released from prison, after 12 years behind bars

Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released from prison late Monday after being granted a presidential pardon, according to his campaign. “An exceptionally kind day.

Alaa is free,” wrote his sister Mona Seif on social media site X along with a picture of her brother smiling with his mother Laila Soueif and sister Sanaa Seif in Cairo.

Sanaa Seif posted on Facebook that her brother arrived at home while…