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1 week ago

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Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has taken tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. War crimes researchers at Yale University have described it as "the single largest kidnapping of children during wartime since World War II." Also, the world's largest storm this year to date, Super Typhoon Ragasa, is moving its way toward China after making landfall yesterday in the northern island of the Philippines, causing major flooding and the evacuation of thousands.
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fromTruthout
1 week ago

Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free - But Still "Doesn't Have Justice"

Alaa Abd El-Fattah received a presidential pardon and reunited with his family after nearly 12 years of repeated imprisonment and international pressure.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah granted presidential pardon

He was arrested in September 2019 and later sentenced in 2021 to five years in jail for spreading false news. The Egyptian-British human rights activist and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been pardoned after almost six years in jail and hunger strikes by Abd el-Fattah and his mother. The announcement was made on Monday in Egypt's official gazette and came following an appeal from the National Council for Human Rights, Al Qahera news reported.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hopes rise of pardon for Abd el-Fattah as Starmer speaks with Egypt president

Egypt is considering a pardon to release British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after UK-Egypt talks, raising cautious optimism for an imminent decision.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Must Laila Soueif die from her hunger strike in London before her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah is released? | Helena Kennedy

Laila Soueif is on a hunger strike endangering her life to secure the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, from Egyptian imprisonment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist hospitalised after 242 days on hunger strike

Laila Soueif remains on hunger strike for her son's freedom despite severe health risks.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Must Laila Soueif die from her hunger strike in London before her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah is released? | Helena Kennedy

Laila Soueif is on a hunger strike endangering her life to secure the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, from Egyptian imprisonment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist hospitalised after 242 days on hunger strike

Laila Soueif remains on hunger strike for her son's freedom despite severe health risks.
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UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son's freedom? podcast

Laila Soueif's hunger strike emphasizes her commitment to her son's freedom amidst escalating diplomatic pressure.
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fromThe New Yorker
4 months ago

A Mother's Hunger Strike Challenges Two Nations

Alaa Abd el-Fattah highlights systemic oppression in Egypt through his activism, revealing the harsh conditions faced by political prisoners.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif resumes her hunger strike in protest of her son's imprisonment, highlighting the urgency of his plight.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah remains imprisoned in Egypt, prompting continued protests from his family.
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