US EditionPolitical Pressures: UK Concern Over Activist's Mother's Health
- Leila Soueif, mother of imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, was hospitalized last week in London due to life-threateningly low blood sugar levels amid her ongoing hunger strike.
- Soueif began an eight-month hunger strike in September 2024 to demand the release of her son, whose unfair five-year prison sentence officially ended in September 2024 but was extended by Egyptian authorities.
- Alaa Abdel Fattah, a dual British-Egyptian citizen and prominent democracy activist, remains detained in Cairo despite UN rulings that his imprisonment is unlawful and calls for his immediate release.
- The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, has repeatedly engaged Egyptian officials urging Abdel Fattah's release while expressing serious concerns over Soueif’s deteriorating health.
- This situation underscores persistent human rights issues in Egypt, intensifies diplomatic tensions with the UK, and has triggered renewed international advocacy and campaigning for political prisoners’ freedom.
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#FreeAlaa: Will hunger strikes release Alaa Abdel-Fattah?
A new UN report, the UK and human rights organizations call for the release of Egypt's most prominent detainee. After around 250 days of hunger strike, Alaa Abdel-Fattah's mother is in a life-threatening condition.
The Egyptian-British human rights activist began a hunger strike on 29 September 2024 so that her son, arbitrarily imprisoned in Egypt by the authoritarian regime of President Al-Sissi, would be released.
NYC Vigil Supports Laila Soueif Amid Hunger Strike Hospitalization
Here in New York, a vigil was held Monday in solidarity with Laila Soueif, who’s been hospitalized in London after eight months on hunger strike to demand the release of her son, Egyptian British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah. This is Farida El Hefni at yesterday’s vigil. Farida El Hefni: “This is not just about one prisoner. This is about the brutal machinery of Sisi’s regime. Egypt’s prisons are bloated with over 80,000 prisoners, and those are …
UK 'deeply concerned' about jailed Egyptian-British dissident's hunger-striking mother
LONDON - The British government said on Tuesday it was \"deeply concerned\" about the health of the mother of jailed Egyptian-British dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Laila Soueif, who has been admitted to hospital while continuing a hunger strike. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Political Pressures: UK Concern Over Activist's Mother's Health
Political Pressures: UK Concern Over Activist's Mother's Health The British government has expressed grave concerns regarding the health of Laila Soueif, the mother of Egyptian-British political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah. Soueif, currently engaged in a hunger strike, has been admitted to a London hospital. The 69-year-old mathematics professor has declared her willingness to risk everything for her son's freedom.Prime Minister Keir Starmer's s…
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