Neither Abd El-Fattah nor his family expect Egypt, a close ally of the United States, Britain and other Western states, to release him anytime soon, his sister said. The Egyptian government has defended judicial decisions against foreign criticism, including over Abd El-Fattah's conviction. READ: Jailed Egyptian blogger entering danger zone in hunger strike He acknowledges re-tweeting the post, but maintains his sentence is unjust.Įgyptian officials have not responded to Reuters' phone calls for comment on Abd El-Fattah's case, but have said he was receiving meals and was moved to a prison with better conditions earlier this year.

He was jailed in December for five years on charges of spreading fake news, for sharing a social media post about the death of a prisoner. In June, his mother, Laila Soueif, expressed concerns her son's health could deteriorate rapidly.Ībd El-Fattah began his hunger strike on 2 April to protest his detention and prison conditions. 'During the visit he was leaning on the glass partition, he was struggling but is trying to keep it together,' she said. Jailed Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has escalated his five-month hunger strike, a family member told Reuters, eliminating his meagre intake of solids as part of his campaign to protest his detention.Ī leading voice in the 2011 uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, some rights groups say his case shows Western countries, including Britain and the United States, put national interests ahead of promoting freedom.Įgypt's most high-profile dissident was previously consuming one piece of fibre per week, an apple or a cucumber, as well as just 100 calories of liquid per day, to stay alive, his sister, Sanaa Seif, told Reuters after visiting him on Tuesday. Taliban: Body of Al-Qaeda's Ayman Al-Zawahiri still undiscovered Israel drops murder case against settler who killed Palestinian Poll: Palestine President Abbas' popularity rose after statements in Germany Turkiye's Communications Directorate holds panel on UNSC reforms in Stockholm Lebanon receives Turkish food aid ship at Tripoli Portįrance: Macron says gas not main agenda of visit to Algeria Nuclear deal on table with Iran better than no deal - MacronĮx-Congressman's arrest ended UAE push to get him named US envoy, prosecutors say Israel Mossad Chief: We have started military preparation for a military strike against Iran Turkiye, Finland and Sweden agree to continue talks to discuss security concerns Gantz: Israel to expand cooperation with US to face Iran, its proxies

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