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flag British-Egyptian Leila Soueif hunger strikes for son, political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah, in Egypt.

flag British-Egyptian mathematician Leila Soueif is on a 129-day hunger strike to demand the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been imprisoned in Egypt for over five years. flag Accused of spreading false news online, el-Fattah's case has become a symbol of Egypt's crackdown on dissidents, with human rights groups estimating tens of thousands of political prisoners. flag Soueif is urging the UK government to pressure Egypt, arguing that Egypt may need European support against proposed changes to Gaza, providing a potential leverage point.

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