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100 MPs and lords sign letter calling for action to free jailed British-Egyptian

Vigil to be held outside FCDO in support of pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

The Independent UK

UK risks being listed as a ‘human rights abuser’, NGO warns

Human Rights Watch warns UK has ‘very short window’ to reverse legislation, including restrictions on the right to protest

The Guardian - UK

Cop27 backfires for Egypt as signs of repression mar attempt to bolster image

Harassment of climate summit delegates and holding pen for protesters mar country’s attempt to polish international reputation

The Guardian - UK

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah exhausted and weak, family say after visit

The activist’s mother was allowed to visit her son for the first time in nearly a month on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Egyptian-British activist was close to death when he broke hunger strike - family

The family of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Thursday that he had broken his hunger strike after collapsing in prison in a "near-death experience" and having a cannula inserted into his body to revive him.

Reuters

British-Egyptian activist has ‘deteriorated severely’ in Cairo prison

Mona Seif, the sister of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has given an update on his condition following his hunger strike.

The Independent UK

Activist Abd el-Fattah was near death after Egypt prison hunger strike, says family

Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was close to death when he broke his hunger strike, and needed to be revived after collapsing in a prison in Egypt, his family said after visiting him for the first time in weeks on Thursday.

Reuters

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Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah breaks hunger strike in Egypt

The jailed pro-democracy campaigner stopped eating on November 1 and attracted attention as Egypt hosted COP27.

Al Jazeera

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘breaks hunger strike’

The family said they received a note in his handwriting from prison saying ‘I’ve broken my strike’

Evening Standard

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended hunger strike, sister says

British-Egyptian political prisoner had been on a partial hunger strike of 100 calories or less a day for six months

The Guardian - UK

The Egyptian human rights activists unable to attend Cop27

Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh follows decade-long crackdown on civil society in Egypt

The Guardian - UK

Climate criminals will be punished under new Labour law, David Lammy to tell Cop27

The shadow foreign secretary will tell delegates in Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday that Labour would put the environment at the top of the international agenda by pushing for climate action to “become a fourth pillar of the UN”

Daily Mirror

Alaa Abdel-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist is still alive, says sister

Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister Sanaa Seif said they have received a prison note in his handwriting

Evening Standard

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family of activist jailed in Egypt say he is alive

‘Proof of life’ note says writer, who has been on hunger strike, is drinking water again

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The Independent UK

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

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

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

COP27 protesters call for climate reparations, human rights

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

Reuters

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

The prominent human rights activist stopped drinking water on Sunday

Reuters

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.

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