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Jailed Egypt dissident was 'near death' on hunger strike: family

Cairo (AFP) - Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was "near" to death behind bars, his family told AFP Thursday after the first family visit since he ended a seven-month long hunger strike.

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Brit stuck in jail in Egypt has 'deteriorated' since he started hunger strike

Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt's rulers, went on hunger strike earlier this month as the UN climate conference came to Sharm el-Sheikh

Daily Mirror

Jailed Egypt dissident's health 'deteriorated severely': family

Cairo (AFP) - Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's health has "deteriorated severely", his sister said Thursday after the first family visit since he ended a seven-month long hunger strike.

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Egypt ‘smelling weakness’ in Cleverly’s stance on jailed British activist, ex-ambassador warns

Warning comes as family receives note from jailed activist saying he has ended his hunger strike

The Independent UK

Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter

Cairo (AFP) - Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months-long hunger strike, his family said Tuesday, after fears for his health grew and amid criticism of Cairo during the ongoing COP27 climate summit.

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UN probes reports of Egyptian police spying on Cop27 delegates

Attendees of the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt have been warned they may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents, with United Nations officers on Monday confirming they're looking into allegations of surveillance and misconduct by Egyptian police.

Radio France Internationale

Jailed Egypt hunger striker says 'doing well' in letter

Cairo (AFP) - Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has written he is "doing well" and is taking liquids after fears rose for his health amid a months-long hunger strike, his family said Monday.

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Lawyer of Egypt hunger-striker denied access for 2nd time

Cairo (AFP) - The lawyer for Egypt's jailed hunger-striker Alaa Abdel Fattah said Sunday he had been denied access to his client for a second time in days, as fears for the activist's health mount.

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At COP27, hundreds march behind hunger striker's sister

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Chants of "free them all" and "no climate justice without human rights" rang out between the halls of COP27 Saturday, in the largest protest since the UN climate summit began.

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As leaders discuss climate, Egyptians bear brunt of a crackdown

As COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, activists face greater repression as a spotlight shines on their plight.

Al Jazeera

Egypt hunger-striker's family say requested presidential pardon

Cairo (AFP) - The family of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah announced Friday they have requested a presidential pardon for him as concern for his health mounts after a months-long hunger strike.

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Egypt prison puts hunger-striker Abdel Fattah 'under medical intervention'

Cairo (AFP) - The family of Egypt's jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah said Thursday prison authorities had told them he is "under medical intervention", as fear mounts that he is being force-fed.

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Egypt hunger-striker Abdel Fattah 'under medical intervention': family

Cairo (AFP) - The family of Egypt's jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been refusing food and water, said Thursday prison authorities had told them he is "under medical intervention".

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Egypt rights activists in COP27 spotlight worry about day after

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The UN climate summit in Egypt has afforded local rights defenders rare visibility, but some fear a backlash after global attention shifts away from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime.

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Egypt dissident Abdel Fattah's family demands proof of life

Cairo (AFP) - The family of Egypt's jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is refusing food and water, demanded information on his health Wednesday amid what they said were "rumours of force-feeding".

AFP

UN demands Egypt release hunger-striking dissident

Geneva (AFP) - UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday called on Egypt to immediately release Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed dissident on hunger strike, saying his life was at "acute risk".

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Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - International pressure mounted Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose family fears for his life after he escalated his hunger strike by refusing water too as COP27 opened.

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Jailed Egypt dissident's death in 'no one's interest', sister says

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The possible death of jailed British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah in prison is "in no one's interest", his sister Sanaa Seif said, nearly two days after he started refusing water.

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Britain, France raise hunger striker case with Egypt's Sisi

Cairo (AFP) - Britain and France on Monday raised the case of a dissident hunger striker with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, a day after the jailed activist started refusing water.

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Three Egyptian journalists start hunger strike to free dissident

Cairo (AFP) - Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too.

Evening Standard

COP27: Jailed British-Egyptian activist stops drinking water as part of hunger strike protest

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said fate of Alaa Abd El-Fattah is priority for the British government

Daily Mirror

Egypt has days to save jailed Brit citizen's life as world leaders decamp to COP27

Rishi Sunak said he would raise Alaa Abdel Fattah's imprisonment with the Egyptian government and reply again by the end of COP27, but human rights organisations and his family say it will be too late then

France 24

Egypt has days to save jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's life, Amnesty chief warns

Amnesty International's head on Sunday warned that the proceedings of COP27 in Egypt could be stained by the death of one of the country's leading rights activists from a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days.

AFP

Jailed Egypt dissident on 'water strike' as UK vows support

Cairo (AFP) - Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said Sunday, escalating his hunger strike as world leaders arrive in the country for the COP27 climate summit.

Daily Mirror

Brit stuck in Egyptian prison goes on full hunger strike and will die in weeks

Egypt has still not granted the UK consular access to Alaa Abdel Fattah despite British and Egyptian officials working closely together on planning for the climate summit

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