But she is resolute. The man is her son, imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who played a key role in the 2011 Egyptian revolution that ousted then-President Hosni ...

His op-ed for The Guardian is headlined “I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him.” Let’s hear from Alaa Abd El-Fattah in a moment. But ...

Abd el-Fattah, a software developer and blogger who rose to prominence as an activist in the 2011 Arab Spring, was jailed for five years in Egypt over a social media post, a sentence that followed ...

And Hossam has also been very outspoken in the case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who is Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner. He’s been in prison near constantly since 2013.

Sacrificing her very self is the only way Soueif sees to focus attention on what she says is unjust imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah. “The great majority of mothers are prepared to ...

We, the undersigned 13 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing to you regarding the imprisoned writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, ahead of your upcoming trip to Egypt.

Laila Soueif (centre right), the mother of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah, takes part in a vigil for the jailed pro-democracy activist (Jordan Pettitt/PA ...

The Foreign Secretary will raise the case of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Thursday. Amnesty International hold a vigil for British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah (Jordan ...

Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 43, has been detained in Egypt since September 29 2019, and in December 2021 was sentenced to five years in prison after being accused of spreading false ...

Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 124 days in protest at her son Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s imprisonment. Laila Soueif (centre right), the mother of British ...