British activist jailed in Egypt goes on hunger strike

British citizen Alaa Abd El-Fattah has gone on hunger strike while imprisoned in Egypt, but his mother has moved to a partial hunger strike citing ‘hope’ of movement in his case. (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

A British citizen who has been imprisoned in Egypt since 2019 has gone on hunger strike, his family has learned.

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a critic of Egypt’s rulers, began refusing food on March 1 after learning his mother had been admitted to hospital during her own hunger strike last week, according to a statement from his family.