The political prisoner remains behind bars after serving a five-year jail term, but his family won’t stop campaigning for his ...

Khaled Ali said he feared the government will keep Abd el-Fattah in jail for two more years despite the impending end of his ...

Leila Soueif launches hunger strike a day after prominent activist was refused release despite completing a five-year prison ...

The Egyptian-British writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, must be released on Sunday 29 September at the end of his five ...

The UK foreign secretary has been accused of ignoring the family of a British citizen jailed on “bogus charges” in Egypt, ...

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Egyptian and international civil society groups on Thursday called for the release of the country's most prominent activist, ...

Laila Soueif, 68, said she will not eat again until her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, is released from prison in Egypt.

Fattah, the country’s most prominent political prisoner. He was due to be released on Sunday after serving a five-year sentence, but his sentence has been extended by another two years. Last week, a ...

Britain’s “flourishing relationships” with Egypt have “enraged” the sister of a pro-democracy writer jailed since 2019, she ...

The Egyptian-British writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah , must be released on Sunday 29 September at the end of his five ...