Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian activist reaches 100th day of hunger strike

The mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah reached the 100th day of her hunger strike protesting her son's continued imprisonment on Tuesday, according to her family. Laila Soueif, a 68-year-old mathematics professor, has called on the UK government to do more to secure the release of her son, a longtime dissident who has spent much of the last decade behind bars. "Unfortunately the government seems to be waiting for me to be hospitalized before they act decisively to secure my son's freedom," she said in a statement.