Laila Soueif, mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, alongside her daughter Sanaa, speaking at a press conference organized by the Council for Arab-British Understanding in London on Nov. 27, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Her health condition is hanging by a thread. In recent days, numerous reports have raised alarms about the fate of Laila Soueif, 68, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 130 days to demand the release of her son, the famous Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abdel Fattah.A mathematics professor and long-time human rights activist, she goes daily to 10 Downing Street, hoping to push the British government to act. Her son, a prominent figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution, who like her holds dual British and Egyptian citizenship, was supposed to be released in September 2024 after serving a five-year sentence but remains behind bars without justification. Despite her deteriorating health, Soueif remains determined in her protest, stating that only diplomatic pressure can guarantee her son's freedom.Although British Prime...
Her health condition is hanging by a thread. In recent days, numerous reports have raised alarms about the fate of Laila Soueif, 68, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 130 days to demand the release of her son, the famous Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abdel Fattah.A mathematics professor and long-time human rights activist, she goes daily to 10 Downing Street, hoping to push the British government to act. Her son, a prominent figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution, who like her holds dual British and Egyptian citizenship, was supposed to be released in September 2024 after serving a five-year sentence but remains behind bars without justification. Despite her deteriorating health, Soueif remains determined in her protest, stating that only diplomatic pressure can guarantee her son's freedom.Although British Prime...
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