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Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah Nears Death After 50-Day Hunger Strike

4/22/2025

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist, is fighting for his life after enduring 50 days of hunger strike in Egypt's Wadi al-Natroun prison. His mother, Laila Soueif, joins him in protest with a partial hunger strike, both facing dire health consequences. Urgent pleas for intervention have reached UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, demanding Abd el-Fattah's release.

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist, is fighting for his life after enduring 50 days of hunger strike in Egypt's Wadi al-Natroun prison. His mother, Laila Soueif, joins him in protest with a partial hunger strike, both facing dire health consequences. Urgent pleas for intervention have reached UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, demanding Abd el-Fattah's release.