Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 77084

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 15 October 2025

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Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

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.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

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