Mum ‘prepared to die’ after 130 days of hunger strike for imprisoned son
Laila Soueif, 68, has been sitting outside 10 Downing Street for 130 days on a hunger strike. She is a mother who is trying ...
A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129 of a hunger strike, ...
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Egypt fears Syria’s revolutionary fervour could be contagious
The Egyptian revolution deposed the country’s longtime authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak, and saw an Islamist political party come to power in the country’s first free elections.
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Mother's hunger strike continues for son's release from Egyptian jail
But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129 of a hunger strike ...
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...
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Mother Pleads for Britain's Help in Freeing Son From Egyptian Prison
A mother's desperate hunger strike outside 10 Downing Street aims to secure her son's release from an Egyptian prison.
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A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
Abd el-Fattah has spent most of the past 14 years behind bars since taking part in the 2011 uprising that toppled autocratic former President Hosni Mubarak. His most recent crime was “liking ...