Alaa Abdel Fattah detention: Truss to seek release of British-Egyptian activist
The UK foreign secretary has said she is working hard to secure the release of a British-Egyptian activist who is on hunger strike in prison in Egypt./ Liz Truss told MPs she intended to raise Alaa Abdel Fattah's case when her Egyptian counterpart visited the UK./ His family welcomed the comments but said his hunger strike was in its 81st day and that time was "running out"./ Last month, MPs and peers urged Ms Truss to help Abdel Fattah, who is in jail for allegedly spreading fake news./ A letter sent to the foreign secretary warned that he ...
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