I went to St. Thomas’s Hospital in London to visit Dr. Laila Soueif, who is on a protracted hunger strike to draw attention ...

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Laila Soueif tells the BBC she believes she has "no other choice" to secure the release of her son Alaa Abdel Fattah from an ...

Laila Soueif’s survival despite nearly 250 day hunger strike is a ‘miracle’, says family - Laila Soueif, 69, is currently at ...

The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a hunger ...

The mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is close to death after 242 days on hunger strike, her ...

Actors Brian Cox, Mark Ruffalo and Bill Nighy are among celebrities calling on Keir Starmer to do more to secure Alaa Abd ...

The mother of a jailed British-Egyptian activist has been hospitalised after resuming a hunger strike to campaign for his ...

Emily Watson has appealed to Sir Keir Starmer to intensify efforts to “save” the mother of an imprisoned British-Egyptian ...

Mrs Soueif, who has been on hunger strike for over eight months, has lost 42% of her body weight, now weighing 49kg. Doctors ...