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World leaders at Cop27 urged to press Egypt over prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Global spotlight on host country has heightened scrutiny of human rights record, with Biden due to meet Sisi

The Guardian - UK

Jailed Egyptian hunger striker had medical intervention: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear prison officials in Egypt have force-fed him, which they say would amount to torture.

Al Jazeera

Lawyer says Egypt prosecutor gives him permission to visit activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah in jail - Twitter

A member of the defence team of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah tweeted on Thursday that he had been granted permission by Egypt's state prosecutor to visit him in prison.

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Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah accused in Egypt of ‘spreading false news’

Complaint, which prosecutor has yet to accept, raises risk of Sanaa Seif’s detention during Cop27

The Guardian - UK

Abd el-Fattah will stay in prison ‘as long as Sisi is in power’

Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family are trying to get international attention for his plight as Egypt hosts COP27.

Al Jazeera

Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why is he imprisoned in Egypt?

The activist stopped drinking water on Sunday in an effort to bring attention to his plight as COP27 began.

Al Jazeera

Climate finance and human rights fears: what happened on day two of Cop27?

Deep chasm emerges between long-time polluting rich states and developing countries on second full day of summit

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on Egypt’s abuses: justice needed for Alaa Abd el-Fattah – and the others

Editorial: The treatment of the British-Egyptian democracy activist is a travesty, and emblematic of the regime’s brutality

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear he may be being force-fed in Egyptian prison

Sister says they need ‘proof of life’ amid concern for activist’s wellbeing and worries UK government not doing enough

The Guardian - UK

Who is Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the British-Egyptian activist on hunger strike in prison?

The software developer and political activist was sentenced to five years for ‘spreading false news’ and is protesting against his imprisonment

Evening Standard

Germany's Scholz raises issue of Egyptian-British hunger striker at climate summit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said he had raised the issue of the jailed hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah during his visit to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

Reuters

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Volker Turk called on Egypt to immediately release hunger striking prisoner as leaders gather for COP27 in the country.

Al Jazeera

Release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah key to UK-Egypt relations, former diplomat says

Ex-ambassador warns hunger striker’s situation at crucial stage after Rishi Sunak meeting with Egyptian president

The Guardian - UK

U.N. warns Egypt hunger striker's life in danger as family seek information

The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Tuesday they had not heard from him since he had been due to stop drinking water two days ago, and the United Nations human rights chief warned his life was in great danger.

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The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family await news on day two of prison water strike

British-Egyptian activist and figurehead of 2011 uprising now refusing water after six-month hunger strike

Reuters

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident on hunger strike

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who rose to prominence in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak is now a symbol of suffering during the repression that followed.

The Independent UK

Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘pinning hopes’ on PM’s efforts

Alaa Abd El-Fattah is on hunger strike and has stopped drinking water in an escalation of his protest at being detained.

Al Jazeera

Hunger striker’s sister to push for his release in Egypt COP27

Sanaa Seif said she will pressure leaders for the release of her activist brother Alaa Abd el-Fattah at climate summit.

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The Independent UK

Prospect of British-Egyptian writer’s death in jail ‘terrifying’, says Crown star

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been on hunger strike in prison, eating only 100 daily calories for the past 200 days.

Reuters

Hunger striker's sister arrives in Egypt to campaign for his release

The sister of an Egyptian-British hunger striker landed in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to campaign for his release from jail as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and other world leaders flew in for the COP27 climate summit.

Reuters

British PM to raise hunger striker Abd el-Fattah's case during COP27

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will raise the case of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah with Egypt's leadership during the COP27 climate summit that opened on Sunday, the same day Abd el-Fattah said he would stop drinking water.

Evening Standard

Sunak writes to family of jailed Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who fear he could die in Egypt before COP27 summit ends

The family are calling for the Prime Minister to urgently secure ‘proof of life’ as Mr Abd El-Fattah’s 200-day hunger strike continues

The Independent UK

Foreign Office ‘setting up PM to fail’ at Cop27 over writer jailed in Egypt

Sanaa Seif, the sister of political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has spoken about a letter Rishi Sunak sent to their family.

The Independent UK

Family of a jailed British-Egyptian writer call for action during Cop27

Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade behind bars in Egypt.

The Guardian - UK

Political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah will escalate hunger strike during Cop27

British-Egyptian activist says he will cease drinking, raising fears he may die while officials attend summit

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