Prominent Egyptian-British pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was freed in September after spending most of the past 12 years behind bars. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned him following a determined lobbying campaign for his release, including a 287-day hunger strike by his mother Laila Soueif.
Youth ‘Gen-Z’ activists are leading a new wave of marches in Lima against President Dina Boluarte’s government. Sparked by a reform that requires young adults to join a private pension fund, the September protests were met with tear gas and rubber bullets, with eight journalists reportedly injured.
