Egypt illegally detaining Alaa Abd el-Fattah, UN investigators find

An independent UN panel has found that Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is illegally detained without a warrant, citing his continued imprisonment as arbitrary and illegal. His mother, Laila Soueif, is on day 241 of a hunger strike in London while his five-year sentence for spreading false news remains intact. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for clemency from Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, and the UN report highlights Egypt’s failing judicial standards and suppression of free expression.