Mother of jailed Egyptian-UK activist returns to full hunger strike

A Mother’s Hunger Strike Challenges Two Nations

Sam Knight on how Laila Soueif’s effort to free her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British citizen, from an Egyptian prison is a study in personal protest.

“Nothing Has Changed”: Mother of Jailed Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Resumes Hunger Strike

In Britain, Laila Soueif, the mother of imprisoned British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has resumed an almost total hunger strike to demand the release of her son. She spoke in front of the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street Tuesday as she applies pressure on the U.K. government to secure the freedom of her son, who is also on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. Laila Soueif: “The prime minister made a promise to me and to…

CPJ, others call on UK prime minister to exert diplomatic pressure to secure writer Alaa Abdelfattah’s release - Committee to Protect Journalists

In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 31 other press freedom and human rights organizations urged UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to intensify his diplomatic efforts to secure Egyptian-British writer Alaa Abdelfattah’s release. The letter follows a February call between Starmer and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, which has yet to yield any progress in Abdelfattah’s case. Abdelfattah has spent nearly a decade in priso…

Mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian activist 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. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, the 69-year-old made a direct plea to Sir Keir Starmer and his government, urging them to secure her son’s release. For 233 days, Ms Soueif has not eaten any food. Since the beginning of her hunger strike,…

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.

Laila Soueif returns to hunger strike to pressure son's release

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer said he "pressed" for the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah in a call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.