We’re thrilled that Egyptian writer and technologist Alaa Abd El Fattah is finally free and at home with his family. But we must remain vigilant: Alaa must be allowed to travel to the UK to be reunited with his son Khaled.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

After Years Behind Bars, Alaa Is Free at Last

On September 22, it was announced that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a pardon for Alaa’s release after six years in prison. ...

At a time when abortion rights are under attack, platforms with enormous resources—like Meta—have no excuse for silencing this important speech. We must push platforms to #StopCensoringAbortion.

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Platforms Have Failed Us on Abortion Content. Here's How They Can Fix It.

BY MOLLY BUCKLEY | October 1, 2025This is the eighth installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion ...