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Killings, violence and movement restrictions in the #WestBank continue to put people’s safety and wellbeing at risk, and access to health care is deteriorating. Read more in our latest update: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

🔴 LIVE DAY 475 #Israel #Palestine • The health ministry in Gaza said the death toll in Gaza had reached 47,283 with numbers rising despite a ceasefire as new bodies are found under the rubble • Israel carried out 520 attacks on hospitals in Gaza during the 15-month war

PEN International welcomes the ceasefire but remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis and escalating West Bank violence. We urge immediate aid access, accountability, and a just resolution under international law. Read our statement: pen-international.org/news/optisrael…

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We need Keir Starmer to act now and do all he can to #FreeAlaa

Day 123 of Laila Soueif's hunger strike. She was outside Downing Street again this morning, still waiting for news from the Prime Minister on the release of her son. She was joined by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC and Can Yeğinsu. Laila will continue to return to Downing Street for as

We are outraged by the detention of booksellers Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna by the Israeli authorities and demand their immediate release. We are in solidarity with our colleagues and condemn this ongoing repression.

A year ago, UK indie bookshops held events to raise money for the PEN Emergency Fund to support writers at risk who are in and from Palestine. #Valentines4Palestine Thanks to your help, we raised over £15k – but we still need your support. Donate here ⤵️ gofundme.com/f/valentines4p…

Important statement from the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as our client Alaa Abd el-Fattah remains detained in Egypt and his formidable mother Dr Soueif remains on hunger strike in England. Alaa’s case is before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Egypt continues to

We welcome this important statement from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the unjust detention of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Egypt. His continued imprisonment is a grave injustice – urgent action is needed to #FreeAlaa.

We are very concerned that our former resident Nurcan Kaya is among those who have been detained and join PEN International in condemning this latest crackdown.

English PEN will cease posting on Twitter/X from 27 February 2025, together with many other PEN centres. Find out why and where to follow us at the link below 👋 englishpen.org/posts/news/our…

"I don't want to lose my mother." Saana Soueif, daughter of Laila Soueif and sister of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, tells #R4Today she doesn't want her mother to die, as Laila reaches 150 days on hunger strike in protest at Alaa's continued detention in Egypt.

“Could I ask the Prime Minister to pick up the phone to President Sisi & seek the release of Alaa” “I can assure him I will do everything I can to ensure his release, and that includes phone calls as necessary. I gave my word to the family that's what I will do, and I will”

Dr Laila Soueif, mother of Free Alaa was urgently hospitalised at St Thomas' hospital in London yday morning on day 149 of her hunger strike She is now at imminent risk of death I Human Rights Watch spent time with her in hospital yday & 2day Although weak she remains resolute 🧵

Strong statement from the UN Special Procedures (UN Special Procedures) today in Geneva, urging the immediate release of my client Alaa Abd El-Fattah, while Alaa's mother remains hospitalized on day 151 of her hunger strike for her son. Free Alaa Irene Khan - UN Special

As I write here in the Byline Times , Laila Soueif, Alaa Abdel Fattah mother, is in hospital on day 151 of her hunger strike. Time is running out. Tangible progress 2 get Alaa, a Brit citizen, released from prison in Egypt must happen urgently. ⬇️ bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/why…

:The Prime Minister discussed the case of British national Alaa Abd El-Fattah with President Sisi. He pressed for @Alaa’s release, having met his mother Laila Soueif in recent weeks. The leaders agreed to speak again soon." gov.uk/government/new… #SaveLaila #FreeAlaa

#Egypt🇪🇬:In a joint letter led by CPJ, 50 prominent human rights leaders, Nobel Prize laureates, writers, and public figures have called on the Egyptian President to grant a presidential pardon to Egyptian-British writer Alaa Abdelfattah.Free Alaa cpj.org/2025/03/cpj-le…

After discussions with her doctors Laila has agreed to go on partial hunger strike, for the time being. She told them “there have been developments that have given me hope, and I want to switch to a partial hunger strike of 300 calories, consumed as liquids and not solid food”.