CAIRO (AP) — The downtown Cairo apartment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah was filled with laughter and joy Tuesday as family and friends gathered to absorb the long-awaited news: the pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist had finally walked free. Abd el-Fattah was pardoned by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and released Monday after spending almost all the past 12 years in prison. Due to her deteriorating health from the hunger strike, Soueif frequently received treatment at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London. “Real happiness will not be complete unless those unjustly detained are released.”A family looks to the futureWith Abd el-Fattah now free, his family is looking to the future. An influential blogger, Abd el-Fattah hails from a family of political activists, lawyers and writers.