Abdel-Fattah's mother, Leila Soueif, has been on hunger strike in support of her son's release for around 250 days. This week, the health of the 69-year-old British citizen deteriorated massively.

In the handwritten letter, Alaa Abdel Fattah said he had ended his water strike and was drinking again. His case has garnered attention during the COP27 conference.

Why Releasing Alaa Abdel Fattah Is the Right Thing to Do. Yasmine Ahmed talks to Laila Soueif who has spent almost 150 days on hunger strike in protest over her son’s imprisonment in Egypt.

Egypt will hold a presidential election on Dec. 10-12 in which former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is poised to secure a third term that will extend his rule into a second decade.

The sister of imprisoned Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who began refusing even water after more than 200 days on a limited hunger strike at the start of the COP27 climate conference ...

Gens. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo had worked together to oust Sudan’s longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.

Fear for hunger-striking Egyptian activist 02:21. Jailed Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who began refusing even water after more than 200 days on a hunger strike at the start of the ...

Foul play prevents candidates from getting support needed to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, opposition says. Khaled Dawoud, senior member of the liberal Dostour Party, speaks during a ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk is urging Egyptian authorities to immediately release a rights activist whose life reportedly hangs by a thread after a seven-month hunger ...

One of the rival factions of the Sudanese armed forces fighting on Saturday is led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a powerful military commander who has for years been a de facto leader of the ...

Abdel-Fattah's mother, Leila Soueif, has been on hunger strike in support of her son's release for around 250 days. This week, the health of the 69-year-old British citizen deteriorated massively.