The mother of a prison British Egyptian activist promises to continue the hunger strike despite the risk of death

The bodies of the lilies of the Suif becomes weaker and weaker.

Doctors warned her that – after eight months during the hunger strike – she is now risking a sudden death.

But the power of her determination has not decreased at all.

Speaking in front of the BBC from St. Thomas Hospital in London, a 69-year-old British-Egipter professor says he wants to live hot.

But she said today in the program that she was ready to die if she needed to force her son Alao Abdel Fatah – we are the most famous political prisoner in Egypt – from prison to Cairo.

Calling the UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his government to find a way to make Egypt release him, she says she believes that she has no “other choice” but continue to give up calories.

Alao Abdel Fatah – which is also a British -echiptic double national – played a prominent role in protests on democracy in Egypt in 2011 and has been in prison almost constantly since 2014.

His last five -year term was handed down after he shared a message on Facebook about a prisoner who dies after torture.

In September 2024, Lila Suefa went on a hunger strike – when her son’s sentence was to end.

Egyptian authorities have refused to count for more than two years he spent in pre -trial detention until his time. And his family is afraid he is used for example and will never be released.

“He finished the sentence for the sake of God. It was an unjust verdict handed down by a kangaroo,” his mother says. “He was supposed to leave this prison on September 29.”

For months, it only used herbal tea, black coffee and salt for registration. Hospitalized in February, she agreed to consume 300 liquid calories a day after the Prime Minister called on Egypt’s President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi to release her son.

But on May 20, she resumed her full hunger strike, saying that they had not made progress.

Lila Sueife was hospitalized last Thursday and gave a glucagon hormone used to treat severe hypoglycemia.

It takes intravenous electrolytes. But she is currently refusing to treat glucose. And last weekend, the level of her glucose decreased so low that they could not be detected, according to her family.

“Nobody understands how she is still deliberately,” said the daughter Sana safe. “It’s very scary.”

She says her mother now feels that she is dying.

“She talks to us about life after she’s gone. She started saying goodbye.”

Last week, the UN Working Group on arbitrary detention – the Board of Independent Human Rights – said Alao Abdel Fatah had been arrested for exercising his right to freedom of expression and calling for immediate release.

But Egypt, an important ally of the UK, did not even allow the British Embassy to visit it.

His family appeals for the UK government to make more pressure on Egypt, deputies from the parliamentary group across the party on arbitrary detentions and hostages cases, as well as former UK ambassador to Egypt John Kason.

Being in the opposition, Foreign Minister David Lami urged Egypt to face “serious diplomatic consequences” if she did not provide immediate consular access and free Alao Abdel Fatah in the UK.

“I don’t think the government is strong enough,” says Sana Saf. “Alao should be from prison and in the country. He needs to be in Brighton with his son Khaled.”

She says she is inspired by her mother’s power and advice that her hunger strike has attracted attention to the difficult situation of tens of thousands of political prisoners, which are estimated in Egypt – as well as the problems faced by British citizens when detention abroad.

“I really are very proud of my mom. I’m afraid for her. And I’m angry with the government, especially to a foreign position because they spent so much time.”

The foreign service states that it seeks to ensure the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah.

“The Foreign Minister emphasized the urgency of the situation with his colleague on Sunday morning, and further interaction at the highest levels of the Egyptian government is ongoing,” the press secretary said.

Officials say the Prime Minister made President Sisi on May 22 and pressed the release again.

Asked what her message, if she did not survive, Layla Sueff replied, “My message:” Use my death as leverage to get out of Alao. “