On Monday Laila will be joined on her hunger strike and her daily visit to Downing Street, by the Australian journalist Peter Greste.

Peter was imprisoned in Egypt for one year for his work with Al Jazeera English, and spent much of that year locked up with Alaa.

Peter announced his decision to join Laila on hunger strike with an article in the Guardian, which you should most definitely read: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-owe-alaa-abd-el-fattah-my-life-which-is-why-i-am-going-on-a-hunger-strike-to-help-free-him