Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walks free from jail, rights defender says

Patrick George Zaki, a postgraduate student in Italy, was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi along with five other people on Wednesday, according to the country's Official Gazette.

"Patrick is on the Asfalt," his sister, Marise Zaki, wrote on her Facebook page, using a phrase activist usually use when detainees walk free. In a recorded speech late Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Zaki will return to Italy on Thursday.

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