Egyptian authorities release activist Alaa Abdel Fattah – Middle East Monitor

Egyptian authorities released political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah late on Monday, just hours after he and five others were granted a presidential pardon.

Alaa Abdel Fattah’s sisters, Sanaa and Mona, confirmed that he had been released, before activists took the first photo of him at home after spending years in prison.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi granted the pardon to Alaa Abdel Fattah, 43, who has been one of the most prominent figures in Egypt’s…