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The Latest Breaking News from Alaa Abd elFattah

British Museum urged to drop BP sponsor deal for Egypt exhibition

Brian Eno, Ahdaf Soueif and Miriam Margolyes sign open letter about exhibition opening shortly before Cop27

The Guardian - UK

British-Egyptian hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah says he may die in prison

Jailed activist-blogger may escalate six-month hunger strike as supporters say UK is failing to pressure its Cop27 partner

The Guardian - UK

Truss pledge to help detained British-Egyptian writer offers family hope

The family of a British-Egyptian writer on hunger strike for 81 days hope his ‘nightmare’ will soon end.

The Independent UK

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‘I can tell you it hurts’: Families of Britons detained abroad urge UK government to do more

UK government accused of ‘lacking compassion’ and ‘ignoring’ families

The Independent UK

‘Where is Liz Truss?’: sister of activist held in Cairo jail urges UK to act

Sanaa Seif says UK government is not standing up for her brother Alaa Abd El Fattah, on hunger strike and facing death

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood stars urge Truss to help free British-Egyptian writer on hunger strike

The appeal came at a press conference in Westminster of families wanting greater help from the Foreign Office to free detained UK nationals.

The Independent UK

Mother of Egyptian-British activist expresses fears over hunger strike

The mother of a renowned Egyptian activist who recently gained British citizenship says she fears she may not see him alive again as he approaches the end of the sixth week of a hunger strike over prison conditions.

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