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Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother calls for Keir Starmer's help as hunger strike continues

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Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was due to be freed in September 2024 but remains in jail.

UK -born mother Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 134 days to campaign for his release.

The 68-year-old said she feared she is running out of time to secure his release and called on the prime minister to act.

A government spokesperson said ministers are "working intensively on his case".

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72

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informal

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English

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40

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