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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ruth Michaelson

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

An Amnesty International protest about Egyptian human rights, in Rome on 8 November.
An Amnesty International protest about Egyptian human rights, in Rome this week. Photograph: Riccardo Antimiani/Ansa/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

As Egyptian officials strive to control the narrative and isolate the case of the detained British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, pressure is mounting on world leaders at Cop27 to acknowledge Egypt’s poor human rights record and raise his case.

The Egyptian authorities have engaged in a sweeping public relations campaign to try to discredit Abd el-Fattah, including a digital campaign depicting him as a threat to national security.

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