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Feb 25 2025 1:23pm
UK/Egypt: Mother's hunger strike for imprisoned activist son Alaa Abd El-Fattah 'could be a matter of life and death'
Laila Soueif, 68, has been hospitalised with dangerously low blood sug...
Feb 24 2025 10:08am
UK: David Lammy must ramp up pressure on Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah at UN Human Rights Council
58th session of the UN Human Rights Council begins today   25 human...
Feb 16 2025 2:52pm
UK: PM must take 'urgent action' after meeting with Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother and committing to secure release
Alaa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian-British national has been in detention ...
Jan 22 2025 3:58pm
UK: Family and campaigners call on David Lammy to visit Alaa Abdel Fattah in jail while in Egypt - Letter
‘I’ve been on hunger strike for over 100 days because I cannot allow m...
Dec 18 2024 11:38am
UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St
Actor and activist Khalid Abdalla to show his solidarity with the fami...
Nov 26 2024 6:23pm
UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No10
The mother of the jailed British writer Aala Abdel Fattah, Laila Souei...
Nov 4 2024 12:14pm
Write for Rights: Amnesty launches annual letter-writing campaign to help people imprisoned for speaking truth to power
Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to h...
Oct 11 2024 11:59am
UK: Alaa Abdel Fattah's family to hold in-conversation event ahead of jailed activist's book launch
On Tuesday 22 October (7-9pm), Amnesty International UK will host an i...
Sep 26 2024 4:35pm
Egypt: call for UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah to be released at end of jail term
The prominent blogger, writer and human rights activist is due to be r...
Jun 14 2024 7:27pm
Egypt: Authorities must release protesters and activists detained over Palestine solidarity
Over 123 people arrested for peacefully protesting, posting comments o...