British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison

Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardon

The British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.

Egypt's president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt's national human rights council.