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Nobel laureates, activists call for release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Fifty people, including Nobel laureates Narges Mohammadi and Orhan Pamuk, have signed a letter calling on Sisi to free the jailed Egyptian-British activist.

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06 March, 2025
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Mother of Alaa Abdel-Fattah eases hunger strike amid 'hope'

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06 March, 2025
Soueif has vowed to remain on hunger strike until her son is released
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Hunger-striking mum of Egypt activist given glucose amid talks

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03 March, 2025
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UK's Starmer presses Sisi to release activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah

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01 March, 2025
: Laila Soueif (L), mother of Aala Abdel Fattah, a writer and dual citizen of Britain and Egypt and Sanaa Seif (R), sister of Egyptian-British jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on January 7, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt
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Rights experts demand Egypt urgently release Alaa Abdel-Fattah

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27 February, 2025
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Jailed Alaa Abdel Fattah's hunger-striking mother hospitalised

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26 February, 2025
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UK's Starmer says will press Egypt to release Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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16 February, 2025
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Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian activist reaches 100th day of hunger strike

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07 January, 2025
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Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother passes 80 days of hunger strike in UK

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19 December, 2024
Alaa Abdel-Fattah's mother argues that her son is 'illegally' jailed and should have been released end of September. [Getty]
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Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah's family urges presidential pardon

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06 December, 2024
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Mother of jailed Alaa Abdel-Fattah urges UK to secure release

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23 November, 2024
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Alaa Abdel-Fattah's fate unclear as 5-year sentence nears end

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25 September, 2024
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Alaa Abdel Fattah ends hunger strike in Egypt prison

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15 November, 2022
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Alaa Abdel Fattah's family say requested presidential pardon

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12 November, 2022
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Egypt activist Abdel Fattah's family demands proof of life

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09 November, 2022
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Egypt: Alaa Abdel-Fattah finally visited in prison by mother

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01 August, 2022
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Egypt says Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s family can still visit him

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29 July, 2022
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Egypt to free women arrested over prisoner release protests

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19 March, 2020