Alaa Abd el-Fattah rose to prominence with Egypt's 2011 uprising but has been detained for most of the period since. He has been on hunger strike for 220 days against his most recent detention and prison conditions. COP27
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – The sister of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah landed in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, November 7, to campaign for his release as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and other world leaders flew in for theSunak has said he will raise Abd el-Fattah’s case with Egypt’s leadership. Abd el-Fattah had informed his family that he would stop drinking water on Sunday, November 6, in an escalation of his protest.
“I’m really worried. I’m here to put pressure on all leaders coming, especially Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,” said Seif, who had recently been leading a sit-in outside the British Foreign Office in London.2011 uprising but has been detained for most of the period since. Sentenced most recently in December 2021 to five years on charges of spreading false news, he has been on hunger strike for 220 days against his detention and prison conditions.
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