Overview

• Laila Soueif was admitted to a London hospital on June 2 after 242 days on hunger strike to protest her son’s continued detention.
• Her blood sugar levels have dropped to critically low levels and she is refusing glucose treatment.
• Alaa Abd el-Fattah remains in Egyptian custody despite completing a five-year sentence in September 2024.
• In May the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared his imprisonment arbitrary and called for his immediate release.
• Advocates are urging the UK government to impose sanctions on Egyptian officials and explore international legal options.