Hopes rise of pardon for Abd el-Fattah as Starmer speaks with Egypt president

<p>Decision expected soon after reports in Cairo about status of imprisoned dual-national human rights activist</p><p>Keir Starmer has spoken to Abdel Fatah al-Sisi amid reports the Egyptian president has directed his officials to study an internal request to grant a pardon to release the British-Egyptian human rights activist and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah.</p><p>Abd el-Fattah’s British-based family are not commenting on developments save to say they are praying for his release.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/hopes-rise-of-pardon-for-abd-el-fattah-as-starmer-speaks-with-egypt-president">Continue reading...</a>