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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, laughing and smiling at his home in Cairo after his release from prison
Alaa Abd el-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, at his home in Cairo after his release from prison in September. Photograph: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner who was freed from jail in September, was stopped from flying to the UK by Egyptian passport control, his family has said.

Abd el-Fattah was pardoned after more than 10 years in jail but his status, including his right to travel back and forth between Britain and Egypt, was left unclear and subject to discussion between the family and authorities.

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