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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Thomas Kingsley

Confirm ‘proof of life’ family urges UK government as Egyptian Briton enters second day of water strike

Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images

The family of British-Egyptian prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fatteh has urged Rishi Sunak not to return from Cop27 without a British official providing “proof of life,” as the activist enters the second day of his water strike which risks his survival.

The activist’s aunt Ahdaf Soueif said the family fears the British government will be “fobbed off” by Egypt following confirmation Rishi Sunak had raised the case with president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

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