Column — Biden Must Demand Freedom for Alaa Abd El-Fattah

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan President Biden should work for the immediate release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and many more Egyptian political prisoners before granting Egyptian dictator President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi a plum White House meeting. Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud and iTunes.