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The Latest Breaking News from Alaa Abd elFattah

Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s president

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Egypt and Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Starmer and Lammy vowed to do all they can. So do it

Editorial: The UK still has ways to press for the release of the British-Egyptian writer and bring an end to the hunger strike endangering his mother’s life

The Guardian - UK

‘The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions

As Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s mother remains on hunger strike, supporters say activist’s continued detention is campaign of vengeance by Egypt’s president

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: I went on hunger strike to save my wife – why won’t Starmer help Laila Soueif like he helped us?

COMMENT: While Richard was sitting hungry and cold on the London pavement, he had a visit from Keir Starmer, then leader of the opposition. Days later, he called Nazanin – on house arrest in Tehran – and committed to do what he could to help get her home, recall Richard…

The Independent UK

Laila Soueif’s survival despite nearly 250 day hunger strike is a ‘miracle’, says family

Laila Soueif, 69, is currently at St Thomas’s Hospital suffering from extremely low blood sugar levels as she protests the imprisonment of her son

The Independent UK

Laila Soueif, on 247th day of hunger strike for jailed British-Egyptian son, defiant in face of death

Soueif is willing to do ‘what it takes’ to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lifetime of speaking up against injustice

The Guardian - UK

Jailed activist’s mother says she is prepared to die on hunger strike as she reaches nearly 250 days

“Don’t let my death be in vain,” the 69-year-old said

The Independent UK

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Hunger-striking mother of jailed activist prepared to die to ‘get Alaa out’

Laila Soueif, who has lost 42% of her bodyweight and weighs 49kg, has not eaten for more than eight months in protest of her son’s sentence in Egypt.

Evening Standard

UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy

Top human rights lawyer calls for UK to take case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to international court of justice

The Guardian - UK

Mother of jailed British activist at risk of ‘sudden death’ from hunger strike, doctors warn

Laila’s daughter Sanaa said it was a ‘miracle’ her mother survived the night

The Independent UK

Laila Soueif: Jailed British-Egyptian activist’s mother in hospital after 242-day hunger strike

The mother of a jailed British-Egyptian activist has been hospitalised after resuming a hunger strike to campaign for his release.

The Independent UK

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist hospitalised after 242 days on hunger strike

Laila Soueif continues protest against detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Cairo

The Guardian - UK

Egypt travel advisory needed for ‘police state’ says former British ambassador

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The Independent UK

Government urged to upgrade travel warning for ‘police state’ Egypt following ongoing detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Former ambassador to Egypt John Casson is among figures calling on the government to ‘deploy the full range of tools it has to protect British citizens’

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The Guardian - UK

Former ambassador calls on UK to advise citizens against travel to Egypt

John Casson says Cairo ‘fobbing us off’ by refusing to release British-Egyptian national Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The Independent UK

Egypt is illegally detaining Alaa Abd el-Fattah, UN investigation finds

UN investigators requested that the Egyptian government ‘take the steps necessary to remedy the situation of Mr Abd el-Fattah without delay’

The Guardian - UK

Egypt illegally detaining Alaa Abd el-Fattah, UN investigators find

Report says British-Egyptian writer held for expressing political views and should be released without delay

The Independent UK

Mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian activist makes desperate plea to Starmer as she resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif, the mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, announced that she will resume her full hunger strike on Tuesday (20 May) in protest against her son's ongoing imprisonment in Egypt.

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Evening Standard

Starmer urged to ‘deploy every tool’ to free jailed British activist

MPs and peers have pressed for the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for more than 80 days.

The Guardian - UK

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif announces life-endangering action in protest over continued detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Cairo

The Guardian - UK

Fears for health of Alaa Abd el-Fattah and mother as hunger strikes take toll

Activist jailed in Egypt receives medical treatment and family worry his mother Laila Soueif is ‘dying in slow motion’

Evening Standard

British activist jailed in Egypt goes on hunger strike

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a critic of Egypt’s rulers, began refusing food on March 1.

Evening Standard

Starmer presses Egyptian president for release of jailed British man

Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s mother Laila Soueif’s hunger strike has left her in a critical condition in hospital.

Evening Standard

Starmer pressed in the Commons to secure release of British-Egyptian activist

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained in Egypt since 2019 and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2021 after being accused of spreading fake news.

Evening Standard

‘Immediate risk to life’ for mother on hunger strike over jailed son – doctor

The Free Alaa campaign said Laila Soueif is now on the 149th day of her hunger strike and was admitted to hospital on Monday evening.

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