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UN demands release of hunger-striking Abdel Fattah to save his life

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The 40-year-old British-Egyptian stopped drinking water on Sunday as world leaders gathered for the opening of the global climate summit in Egypt. He is currently serving a five-year sentence for reposting a Facebook post about police brutality. Abdel Fattah gained British citizenship this year through his UK-born mother, Laila Soueif.

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The Hindu

Pressure mounts on Egypt to release dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah

A key figure of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, Abdel Fattah gained British citizenship this year through his U.K.-born mother, Laila Soueif

1 year ago·India

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Al-Monitor

Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident

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.After a seven-month stint during which he consumed only "100 calories a day", the 40-year-old British-Egyptian stopped drinking water on Sunday as world leaders gathered for the opening of the global climate summit in Egypt.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Digital Journal

Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident

International pressure mounted Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose family fears for his life after he

1 year ago

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thengblog.com.ng

UN Demands Egypt Release British Blogger Who Has Been On Hunger Strike For Seven Months While Held For 'broadcasting Fake News'

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AFP

UN demands release of hunger-striking Abdel Fattah to save his life

The UN has called on Egypt to immediately release Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed dissident on hunger strike, saying his life was at risk.

1 year ago·France

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UN demands Egypt release British blogger, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for seven months while held for ‘broadcasting fake news’

The UN has demanded Egypt immediately release a jailed British blogger who has been on hunger strike for seven months, warning his life is 'in great danger'. Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a prominent Egyptian-British activist and blogger, was sentenced in December 2021 to five years in prison on charges of spreading fake news. The 40-year-old has…

1 year ago

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