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U.K.’s Starmer tells hunger-striking mum he will press Egypt to release her son

Keir Starmer told Laila Soueif, who has been on hunger strike for 140 days, that he will press Egypt to release her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national imprisoned for five years.
Abd el-Fattah, a prominent pro-democracy activist, has spent most of the past 14 years in Egyptian prisons for participating in the 2011 uprising and liking a Facebook post about torture.
Soueif, 68, has been protesting outside the Prime Minister's office after camping in front of the Foreign Office yielded no results, determined to secure her son's release even if it costs her life.

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VOA News

UK's Starmer to press Egypt for release of hunger-striking mum’s son

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national, has spent more than five years in an Egyptian prison, accused of “spreading false news” on social media

6 days ago·United States

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The West Australian

Starmer tells hunger-striking mum he will press Egypt

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that he will press the Egyptian government to release her son.

6 days ago·Australia

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The New Arab

UK's Starmer says will press Egypt to release Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has spent most of the past 14 years in prison since taking part in the pro-democracy revolution against Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.

6 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Starmer vows to help hunger strike mother to secure release of British-Egyptian son

Laila Soueif has been subsisting solely on black coffee, restorative salts and herbal tea

6 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

U.K.’s Starmer tells hunger-striking mum he will press Egypt to release her son

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that he will press the Egyptian government to release her son.

6 days ago·Canada

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UK's Starmer tells hunger-striking mum he will press Egypt to release her son

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that he will press the Egyptian government to release her son. Starmer

6 days ago·United States

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