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

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

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 ...

Laila Soueif, 68, said she will not eat again until her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, is released from prison in Egypt. People holding a photograph and placards at a vigil for jailed pro-democracy ...

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People holding a photograph and placards at a vigil for jailed pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah The mother of a jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy writer has started a hunger strike ...

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 42, has been detained since September 29 2019 and in December 2021 was sentenced to five years in prison after being accused of spreading false news. The Free Alaa campaign ...