Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a known figure in the country’s 2011 revolution, has obtained British citizenship from inside prison, his family said Monday. The family has appealed to British authorities to seek consular access to visit him in jail. Abdel Fattah, along with his sisters Mona and Sanaa, gained UK citizenship through their mother, … Read more
Egypt sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in jail, with two others receiving four years, his sister and a judicial source said. A computer programmer, blogger and high-profile activist who mobilised youths in the uprising that unseated autocrat Hosni Mubarak, Abdel Fattah had been in pre-trial detention … Read more
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday. Fourth president Mubarak ruled Egypt for a period of 30 years before he was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 as a result of the January 25 Revolution. Mubarak was overthrown in 2011 and he was the first leader … Read more
