Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports Laila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger strike in London for more than 250 days in an effort to secure the release of her son, the activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, from jail in Egypt. As diplomatic pressure mounts, she is now in a critical condition. Alaas sister Mona Seif describes to Michael Safi the toll that imprisonment has taken on her brother, her mothers determination to do whatever she can to secure his release, and the difficulty of coming to terms with her mothers decision to risk her life.
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