After three consecutive 15 day terms of detention without charge, Alaa was released today. (new readers: my post about his arrest is here).
Egyptian Sandmonkey has more information, including details about Alaa's horrific last night in jail, here.
Elijah Zarwan summarizes the posts about Alaa's release for Global Voices, here.
Right - I'm off to remove the Release Alaa badge from my sidebar. And to breathe a sigh of relief for someone I've never met.
