Alaa Abdel Fattah’s mother hospitalised after 242 days of hunger strike – Middle East Monitor

The mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been admitted to hospital after 242 days of hunger strike in protest at her son’s imprisonment in Egypt, her family announced yesterday.

Laila Soueif, 69, began her hunger strike on 29 September 2024 – the day her son was expected to be released after completing a five-year prison sentence.

On Monday, she was taken to hospital in London after her blood sugar levels dropped sharply, a…

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