Egypt's Sisi orders study of pardon for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah: rights council
Egypt’s President al-Sisi orders authorities to review a petition for a presidential pardon for rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, according to the national human rights council.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 01:53 | 09 September 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered authorities on Tuesday to study a petition for a presidential pardon for prominent rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, the state-affiliated human rights council said.
Sisi "directed the relevant authorities to study the petition" submitted by the National Human Rights Council to pardon a number of individuals, including Abdel Fattah, who has been jailed for much of the past decade.
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