UK faces calls to strip citizenship from rights activist over controversial tweets
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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, welcomed to the UK after being released from Egyptian prison, faces calls for deportation and citizenship revocation due to past controversial tweets calling for violence and using racist language, sparking political controversy and questions about vetting processes.
- A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him CNN
- U.K. politicians demand human rights activist be stripped of citizenship for past tweets NBC News
- British-Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for ‘hurtful’ tweets The Guardian
- 'Push to strip citizenship' and 'God created Bardot' BBC
- Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship BBC
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