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Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian writer, software developer & Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience unjustly imprisoned in Egypt #FreeAlaa
London - United Kingdom
Joined April 2022
ANATOMY OF A HUNGER STRIKE . The third video of our series getting up close and personal with Laila Soueif and her hunger strike for her son’s freedom. What does a life on hunger strike look like? A day? A morning? How has Dr. Laila kept herself going for the unprecedented
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Strong piece from Abdelrahman El-Gendy in the Washington Post.
For the @washingtonpost, I wrote about Laila Soueif—not only the grieving mother starving for her son’s release, but the towering icon of dissent with a legacy all her own. No matter how this ends, Laila lives. @FreedomForAlaa.
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Strong language from the Foreign Secretary in parliament today but will he act with real urgency??. There are no more days. #SaveLaila #FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll
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RT @El_Gendy_95: For the @washingtonpost, I wrote about Laila Soueif—not only the grieving mother starving for her son’s release, but the t….
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No matter how this ends, Laila Soueif lives.
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Thank you again to John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP - one of the most principled members of parliament and a tireless advocate for those in need.
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RT @FreedomForAlaa: The Guardian view on Egypt and Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Starmer and Lammy vowed to do all they can. So do it. .
theguardian.com
Editorial: The UK still has ways to press for the release of the British-Egyptian writer and bring an end to the hunger strike endangering his mother’s life
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The Guardian view on Egypt and Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Starmer and Lammy vowed to do all they can. So do it.
theguardian.com
Editorial: The UK still has ways to press for the release of the British-Egyptian writer and bring an end to the hunger strike endangering his mother’s life
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"The British Government has to act. The British Government has leverage. The British Government can do more than it has, hitherto, done." . Thank you, @BrendanOHaraMP . Laila is in a critical condition. The next few hours are crucial. #FreeAlaa
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Beautiful, creative, inventive acts of solidarity being shown for Alaa and Dr Laila around the world.
huckmag.com
Placing posters at bus stops around London, Leeds and Manchester, they call for greater action to reunite the British-Egyptian activist with his family.
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Laila Soueif’s blood sugar plummeted to 0.9 mmol/L in St Thomas’ Hospital last night. Keir Starmer and David Lammy, please, we are out of time. We need you to live up to the promises you made in opposition, and to the commitments you've made to free Alaa in government.
A 🧵 of @DavidLammy the Foreign Secretary's record on Alaa - and why his family are hopeful for change under Labour. July 4th 2022: then Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy wrote to then Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
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RT @DeboraSinger1: Dear @DavidLammy . I am sending you a video for #FathersDay . #FreeAlaa. @Monasosh @sana2 @FreedomForAlaa @AIUKCCNAT @A….
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RT @carla_denyer: This week I joined the vigil outside St Thomas’ hospital for Leila, the mother of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British citizen w….
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RT @zarahsultana: I joined colleagues at the vigil outside St Thomas’ in solidarity with Laila Soueif, now over 250 days into a hunger stri….
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