Mother of British-Egyptian jailed over social media post is hospitalised after 150 day hunger strike
Laila Soueif, 68, has lost nearly five stone since she began her fast five months ago, protesting the detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah ...
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UK PM presses Egypt's Sisi to release jailed activist
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday spoke to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, urging him to release a British ...
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Why Releasing Alaa Abdel Fattah Is the Right Thing to Do
Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent writer and pro-democracy activist, is one of Egypt’s highest-profile prisoners. Laila Soueif, ...
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British activist jailed in Egypt goes on hunger strike
Her decision follows a call between Sir Keir Starmer and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on February 28, in which the Prime Minister pressed for El-Fattah’s release. But Ms Soueif ...