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Lord Black of Brentwood

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 June 2025

Debate

Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Contribution

To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to secure the release from prison in Egypt of British citizen Alaa Abd elFattah, in light of the condition of his mother, Laila Soueif, who is at risk of death as a result of her ongoing hunger strike in protest at her son’s detention.

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