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Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Proof of life received, sister confirms

Family question why they were kept in the dark for ‘two days’

The Independent UK

Egyptian-British hunger striker's family receive 'proof of life' letter

The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as "proof of life" from the hunger striker, who said he had resumed drinking water.

Reuters

COP27 protesters call for climate reparations, human rights

Demonstrators call for the release of political prisoners, chanting ‘no climate justice without human rights’.

Al Jazeera

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U.S. doing all it can for release of hunger striker in Egypt - security adviser

The United States is doing "everything it can" to secure the release of Egytian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah from jail in Egypt and President Joe Biden raised the case with his Egyptian counterpart, the U.S. national security adviser said on Saturday.

Reuters

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

Global spotlight on host country has heightened scrutiny of human rights record, with Biden due to meet Sisi

The Guardian - UK

Jailed Egyptian hunger striker had medical intervention: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear prison officials in Egypt have force-fed him, which they say would amount to torture.

Al Jazeera

Lawyer for activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah being prevented from visit - sister

The lawyer representing Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah is being prevented from visiting him in prison, despite saying earlier on Thursday that he had been given permission to do so, Abd El-Fattah's sister Mona Seif said on Twitter.

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Lawyer says Egypt prosecutor gives him permission to visit activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah in jail - Twitter

A member of the defence team of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah tweeted on Thursday that he had been granted permission by Egypt's state prosecutor to visit him in prison.

Reuters

Middle East round-up: Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Egypt and COP27

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: British Egyptian hunger striker taken into medical care in prison

The prominent human rights activist stopped drinking water on Sunday

The Independent UK

Egyptian authorities intervene in prisoner's hunger strike, family says

The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Thursday they had been informed by prison authorities that medical intervention was taken to maintain his health, four days after he escalated his protest.

Reuters

Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah accused in Egypt of ‘spreading false news’

Complaint, which prosecutor has yet to accept, raises risk of Sanaa Seif’s detention during Cop27

The Guardian - UK

Abd el-Fattah will stay in prison ‘as long as Sisi is in power’

Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family are trying to get international attention for his plight as Egypt hosts COP27.

Al Jazeera

British PM Sunak to keep pressing Egypt over hunger striker

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would keep pressing Egypt over imprisoned Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has had no contact with his family since he said he would stop drinking water this week.

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Al Jazeera

Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why is he imprisoned in Egypt?

The activist stopped drinking water on Sunday in an effort to bring attention to his plight as COP27 began.

The Guardian - UK

Cop27: ending war in Ukraine necessary to tackle climate crisis, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian president says Russia’s invasion has forced dozens of countries to resume coal-fired power to alleviate energy costs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Egypt’s abuses: justice needed for Alaa Abd el-Fattah – and the others

Editorial: The treatment of the British-Egyptian democracy activist is a travesty, and emblematic of the regime’s brutality

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear he may be being force-fed in Egyptian prison

Sister says they need ‘proof of life’ amid concern for activist’s wellbeing and worries UK government not doing enough

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Evening Standard

Who is Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the British-Egyptian activist on hunger strike in prison?

The software developer and political activist was sentenced to five years for ‘spreading false news’ and is protesting against his imprisonment

Al Jazeera

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Volker Turk called on Egypt to immediately release hunger striking prisoner as leaders gather for COP27 in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah key to UK-Egypt relations, former diplomat says

Ex-ambassador warns hunger striker’s situation at crucial stage after Rishi Sunak meeting with Egyptian president

Reuters

U.N. warns Egypt hunger striker's life in danger as family seek information

The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Tuesday they had not heard from him since he had been due to stop drinking water two days ago, and the United Nations human rights chief warned his life was in great danger.

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family await news on day two of prison water strike

British-Egyptian activist and figurehead of 2011 uprising now refusing water after six-month hunger strike

Reuters

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident on hunger strike

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who rose to prominence in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak is now a symbol of suffering during the repression that followed.

The Guardian - UK

An intervention from Rishi Sunak today is all that stands between my brother and death

My brother Alaa Abd el-Fattah is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison and is now refusing water. The prime minister is his last hope, says activist Sanaa Seif

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