News story told via montage from @nytimes

The video reports on the pardon of Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah. It presents a chronological narrative using archival footage and photos, starting with his background as a prominent activist in the 2011 Arab Spring, showing his subsequent arrests and imprisonment, highlighting the efforts for his release including his mother's hunger strike, and concluding with the official presidential statement on the pardon.

Creator: @nytimes on Instagram

Topics: Politics

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