Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was released from prison Tuesday, ending a six-year detention on charges broadly decried as politically motivated.

Family members shared news of Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release the day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned the prominent activist along with five other prisoners. His lawyer, Khaled Ali, welcomed the news, saying , “ Praise be to God. May our Lord return every absent one to their family.”

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a blogger and writer described by Amnesty International as “arguably the most high-profile political prisoner in Egypt,” gained prominence during the 2011 revolution that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak .

The activist has faced multiple arrests over the years. First imprisoned from 2014 to 2019, he serv

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