Laila Soueif, the mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has committed to a hunger strike from her hospital bed, expressing her willingness to die if it means securing her son's release from prison in Egypt. After over eight months of fasting, she has lost a significant amount of weight and doctors warn she is at risk of sudden death. In a poignant BBC interview, Soueif called on the Prime Minister to leverage her potentially fatal sacrifice to advocate for her son, highlighting the emotional toll on families affected by political imprisonment.
Laila Soueif has declared she is willing to die on hunger strike to secure the release of her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, imprisoned in Egypt.
In an interview from her hospital bed, Laila Soueif urged the Prime Minister to use her potential death as leverage to get her son out of jail.
Mrs. Soueif, who has lost 42% of her body weight after over eight months of hunger strike, is at risk of sudden death.
She passionately expressed her unwillingness to die, stating that children want a mother, whether her notoriety is viewed positively or negatively.
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