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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah ends hunger strike – letter

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist, has ended his seven-month hunger strike. He began refusing water on November 6, to coincide with COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. Prison officials informed his mother that he had undergone an unspecified “medical intervention” last Thursday. Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist, has informed his family … Read more