Laila Soueif, mother of jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, marks 100 days in hunger strike urging UK action.

Laila Soueif, 68, the mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has reached 100 days of a hunger strike to pressure the UK government for her son's release. Abd el-Fattah, a key figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising, is serving a five-year sentence for allegedly spreading false news. Soueif, surviving on minimal sustenance, demands the UK intervene more forcefully. The UK government claims it is working on securing his release and previously raised the issue with Egypt's president.

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