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.

The mother of a jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy writer has started a hunger strike, saying: “I will not eat again until Alaa is released.” Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 42, has been detained since ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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