Democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has “deteriorated severely” over the previous two weeks within the Egyptian jail the place he’s being held, his sister has warned.
Mona Seif stated relations had visited the British-Egyptian author, who has been on starvation strike at Wadi El Natrun jail in Cairo, to search out “unsettling” modifications in his bodily well being.
Mr Abd El-Fattah has spent many of the previous decade in jail and is at the moment serving a five-year sentence for “disseminating false news” after retweeting a report in 2019 that one other prisoner died in custody.
Since April, he has both refused meals totally or been on a partial starvation strike, taking simply 100 energy a day, and even spent every week with out water, in accordance with these campaigning for his launch.
He had just lately intensified his starvation strike and halted all energy and water at first of the Cop27 summit in Egypt to attract consideration to his case.
It is believed that authorities started a medical intervention on November 10, prompting strategies he was being force-fed, and his household obtained a notice in what they consider is his handwriting saying: “I’ve broken my strike”.
Writing on Twitter one week later, Ms Seif gave an replace on her brother’s well being.
She stated: “News from the visit are unsettling, @alaa deteriorated severely in the past 2 weeks, but at least they got to see him, and he needed to see the family so much.
“The household will share the total particulars later right this moment, please bear with us.”
Earlier on Thursday, Ms Seif shared {a photograph} of their mom, Laila Soueif, within the ready space of the jail forward of seeing her son for the primary time in additional than three weeks.
Alongside the photograph, Ms Seif stated: “The past two weeks seemed like a lifetime on their own: water strike, no communication or info, needing a proof of life.
“I’m glad she is going to lastly see him.”
In a letter to Ms Seif on November 5 – the day before Cop27 commenced – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the conference as an “alternative to boost your brother’s case with the Egyptian management”.
He added that Middle East minister Lord Ahmad would update the family on the progress of negotiations after the UN summit which finishes on Friday.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) did not directly respond to questions about whether the family would receive an update from them on Mr Abd El-Fattah’s case by the end of this week.
An FCDO spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister raised Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s case with Egyptian President Sisi on November 7 and made clear his expectation that the case is resolved swiftly.
“Our priority is Mr El-Fattah’s welfare and securing his immediate release.”
Source: information.sky.com”