Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist released from prison

Alaa Abdel Fattah, who was imprisoned in Egypt for six years, is reunited with his family in Cairo after being pardoned.

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One of the country's most prominent political prisoners, he was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Monday.

Video of the blogger and pro-democracy activist, 43, at home following his release showed him grinning widely and jumping up and down as he celebrated with his mother Laila Soueif and sister Sanaa Seif.

His other sister, Mona Seif, told the BBC from the UK his release was a "moment of collective hope".

She said she hoped it would mark the beginning of the release of other political prisoners detained under Sisi's rule and the end of what she called a "very dark chapter".