Sep. 30, 2024 14:24 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist said Monday that she started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time...
Sep. 27, 2024 00:37 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Rights groups and the family of convicted Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on Thursday called on authorities to release him at the end of his five-year sentence next week.
Abdel-Fattah, an outspoken dissident, rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy...