Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was reunited with his family late Monday, after more than five years' imprisonment, according to his family and supporting organizations.
Fattah, who holds both British and Egyptian citizenship, has spent a collective of more than 10 years behind Egyptian bars and was widely considered the Middle Eastern country's most prominent political prisoner.
Fattah, along with five others, received pardons from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday, according to state media.
Mona Seif, one of Fattah's two sisters, took to X to broadcast updates on the situation, starting with hearing the news, then preparing to leave work and finally posting pictures of her brother embracing family members.
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