let's talk more about alaa's situation.fused to count the two years of pre—trial detention, st; ! eeues�*e he; effi§i§i¥"”' does alaa right now know of your hunger strike, have been released. she informed him of it. so he knew about it. she can tell you his reaction. several weeks ago. what was he able to tell you about his feelings he's going crazy. he's really scared that we will lose her. he is feeling triggered and retraumatised, because we lost our father while he was in prison, i was in prison. so he'sjust, like, waiting for that moment of, yeah, he's losing it, but he's trying to keep it and i really can't take this." he was sentenced to five years. the five years have ended. so alaa has been in prison for ten years. this is a kidnapping, and... a legal out of it. he has to serve. in that case, they will have to say what these two they're not... they're acting like two years of our lives he has a british passport. and i don't know if you know or not, but previously, when i used to campaign for my brother back in egyp

laila soueif..mother, , . . and alaa's sister sa naa.

alaa abdel fattah, a dual egyptian british citizen, and alaa's sister sa naa. in a desperate bid to win her son's freedom. of you, to hardtalk. thank you for having us. oh, it is a pleasure to have you. laila, i am going to start with you. you are in the fifth month of a hunger strike, a hunger strike that is aimed to put pressure, to win the release of your son currently imprisoned in egypt. my first question has to be, how are you? but i'm very, very weak. you have a glass of water in front of you. i know you're taking water. some sort of rehydration drink. i mean, how long can this continue before your and the doctors i've spoken to say that we're in unchartered waters now. we can't even guess. but before we get any further, what's it like for you having it's really tough and... itry, like... she did tell me that she was thinking about this prior to starting it. bit more than a month. because i also feel for her that i agree with her, is a crisis. scared and i'm like, "no, let's go back." you're a deeply, profoundly activist family. against the government in your country. but i just