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Caspar Barnes

Caspar Barnes is a video journalist at The Independent. He can be contacted at: caspar.barnes@independent.co.uk

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Emily Watson urges Starmer to save mother on 245-day hunger strike

<p>Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has been admitted to hospital</p>

Jailed activist’s mother in hospital after 242-day hunger strike

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Kyiv piglet cafe provides rare moment of calm for residents

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Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike