Hunger Strike

Soueif and her son Alaa's condition has promoted a wave of solidarity in Egypt and abroad
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Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has been hospitalised in London due to the effects of her ongoing hunger strike.

The New Arab Staff
07 June, 2025
Laila Soueif, mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, reacts as she makes a statement outside the gates of 10 Downing Street in central London on February 10, 2025.
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been in prison in Egypt for five years
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Soueif has vowed to remain on hunger strike until her son is released
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The reported incident took place at UN headquarters in New York [Getty]
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Activists are staging a five-day hunger strike in front of the White House in support of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. [Photo by Eman Mohammed]
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