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Judi Dench and Carey Mulligan Urge Action for Imprisoned Activist

6/4/2025

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Dame Judi Dench and Carey Mulligan are calling on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to urgently intervene for Alaa Abd el Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist who has languished in a Cairo prison for a decade. His mother, Laila Soueif, is on a perilous hunger strike, putting her life on the line for her son's freedom. Time is running out for both.

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Dame Judi Dench and Carey Mulligan are calling on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to urgently intervene for Alaa Abd el Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist who has languished in a Cairo prison for a decade. His mother, Laila Soueif, is on a perilous hunger strike, putting her life on the line for her son's freedom. Time is running out for both.