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‘The Egyptian regime thinks it can silence all opposition’: Leila Soueif

Leila Soueif, mother of well-known opposition figure Alaa Abdel Fattah, began a hunger strike on Sept. 29 to demand her son's release. L'Orient-Le Jour interviewed her.

‘The Egyptian regime thinks it can silence all opposition’: Leila Soueif

A poster calling for the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah during a demonstration in Dubai at COP28, Dec. 9, 2023. (Credit: AFP)

Sentenced in 2019 to five years in prison for “spreading false information,” Alaa Abdel Fattah should have been released at the end of September. However, the sentence of Egypt's most emblematic political prisoner was extended until 2026, as the...
Sentenced in 2019 to five years in prison for “spreading false information,” Alaa Abdel Fattah should have been released at the end of September. However, the sentence of Egypt's most emblematic political prisoner was extended until 2026, as the...