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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...