‘We don’t want her to die’: Family of grandmother on 150 day hunger strike accuse government of ‘gambling’ with her life

The family of Laila Soueif, a 68-year-old grandmother on a 150-day hunger strike to protest her son’s detention in Egypt, accuses the Foreign Office of risking her life. She has lost nearly 30kg and was hospitalized in London for dangerously low blood sugar levels. Despite her deteriorating health, officials have failed to secure her son’s release, leading to accusations of negligence and a lack of urgency.

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