Freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah barred from flying to the UK

Recently freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was stopped at Egyptian passport control and barred from flying to the UK. Abd el-Fattah, a prominent figure from the 2011 Arab Spring, had been pardoned in September after nearly a decade in prison following the 2013 military coup. He was traveling to London with his sister to attend the Magnitsky Human Rights Awards, where he was receiving an award for courage. The case has drawn international attention, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer having previously given a personal commitment to help reunite Abd el-Fattah with his family in Britain.