{"id":280888,"date":"2025-09-23T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abdel-fattah-released-from-prison-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:00:20","slug":"british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abdel-fattah-released-from-prison-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abdel-fattah-released-from-prison-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released from prison | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/sZhJijyjw2A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released from prison | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZhJijyjw2A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been freed and reunited with his family after spending the past six years in jail in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Abdel Fattah was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the blogger and pro-democracy activist, 43, at home following his release showed him grinning widely and jumping up and down as he celebrated with his mother Laila Soueif and sister Sanaa Seif.<\/p>\n<p>He first rose to prominence during the 2011 uprising in Egypt that forced long-time President Hosni Mubarak to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been freed and reunited with his family after spending the past six years in jail in Egypt. 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