Alaa Abdel Fattah's life hangs in balance as al-Sisi govt. remains stubborn
Channel: Peoples Dispatch
Date: 2022-11-14

Concerns over the life of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah have been rising  ever since he said he would stop drinking water in protest last week. On November 14, his family said that they'd received a letter indicating that he was alive. Alaa has been on a hunger strike for months against his unjust imprisonment and the repression of political prisoners. 

Egypt, which is hosting the COP27 summit, is facing a lot of pressure from activists to release Alaa and other political prisoners. However, the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stubbornly refuse to free Alaa.