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Foreign Office ‘setting up PM to fail’ at Cop27 over writer jailed in Egypt

The sister of detained writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah fears the Foreign Office is “setting up the Prime Minister to fail” on his Cop27 trip to Egypt because her brother may die there while on hunger strike during the conference. Rishi Sunak told the ...

06 Nov 2022 at 13:46

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Nobel winners appeal for action on Egypt’s political prisoners

A group of winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature urged world leaders on Wednesday to raise human rights issues as they visit Egypt for the Cop27 climate change conference. In a letter sent to various heads of state, the group of 15 Nobel ...

02 Nov 2022 at 18:01

Famous faces read extract about son of detained British-Egyptian writer

An extract of a book written by a jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist about his then-newborn son has been read out by Hollywood stars to mark Father’s Day. Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 40, who is on the 79th day of a hunger strike, has ...

19 Jun 2022 at 16:13

UK-Egypt relationship ‘important’ amid calls to free Alaa Abd El-Fattah

David Lammy has said London’s relationship with Cairo is “important”, as he faced questions about possible economic threats amid efforts to free a dual-national citizen detained in Egypt. The Foreign Secretary said the UK Government ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:22

Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘pinning hopes’ on PM’s efforts

The sister of a jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist said she believes her brother could be on the next flight to London if Rishi Sunak makes his case an “urgent political priority”. Sanaa Seif has travelled to Sharm ...

07 Nov 2022 at 21:53

Family of a jailed British-Egyptian writer call for action during Cop27

The family of a British-Egyptian writer jailed in Cairo said world leaders will have “blood on their hands” if they take no action to secure his release during COP27. Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most ...

03 Nov 2022 at 15:21

MPs call for tougher approach towards foreign governments holding UK citizens

MPs have called on UK ministers to toughen their approach towards foreign governments which detain British nationals overseas amid efforts to free a British-Egyptian citizen held in Egypt. Foreign Office minister Hamish ...

05 Dec 2024 at 18:34

Starmer presses Egyptian president for release of jailed British man

Sir Keir Starmer has raised the case of a jailed British citizen, whose mother is in a dangerous stage of a hunger strike, with the president of Egypt. The Prime Minister spoke to Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Friday ...

28 Feb 2025 at 22:16

British activist jailed in Egypt goes on hunger strike

A British citizen who has been imprisoned in Egypt since 2019 has gone on hunger strike, his family has learned. Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a critic of Egypt’s rulers, began refusing food on March 1 after learning ...

07 Mar 2025 at 13:20

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