Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident pardoned by Sisi

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah poses for a photo in unknown location, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on November 8, 2022. Courtesy of Omar Robert Hamilton/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo

(Reuters) -Egyptian-British blogger and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah rose to prominence as an impassioned voice in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Egypt's veteran autocrat and has since become a symbol of the struggle for human rights in his country.

On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned Abd el-Fattah, Egyptian TV channels close to the government reported, less than two weeks after Sisi ordered authorities to study his release.