Human rights30 Dec 2025Government to review 'information failures' in British-Egyptian activist caseForeign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah's "abhorrent" historical tweets.30 Dec 202529 Dec 2025British-Egyptian dissident apologises for tweets as Tories push for UK deportationShabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts.29 Dec 202528 Dec 2025Egyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories sayAlaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted.28 Dec 202527 Dec 2025British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban liftedFor Alaa Abdel Fattah and his family this is a new beginning after years of separation and suffering.27 Dec 202518 Dec 2025'We are not from Bangladesh, we are Indian. Why did they do this to us?' Sunali Khatun was pregnant when she was deported to Bangladesh for allegedly being an illegal immigrant.18 Dec 202514 Nov 2025Freed British-Egyptian activist not allowed to fly to UK, family saysAlaa Abdel Fattah was Egypt's best known political prisoner until seven weeks ago, when he was released from jail. 14 Nov 202511 Oct 2025I'm learning how to get back into life, freed British-Egyptian activist saysAlaa Abdel Fattah tells the BBC's Today programme about life after a decade in prison.11 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Would leaving the ECHR really 'stop the boats'?The extent to which leaving the Convention would make a difference to immigration has been greatly exaggerated, argues Lord Sumption8 Oct 202523 Sep 2025British-Egyptian activist reunited with family after release from prisonAlaa Abdel Fattah, who was imprisoned in Egypt for six years, is reunited with his family in Cairo after being pardoned.23 Sep 2025...
