"A Near-Death Experience": U.K.-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Nearly Dies on Hunger Strike
The family of imprisoned British Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah visited him on Thursday for the first time since he ended his full hunger and water strike, which they say occurred after he collapsed inside his prison shower last week. El-Fattah had intensified his strike on the first day of the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh to draw international attention to the country’s human rights violations and protest his seemingly indefinite imprisonment. We go to Cairo to speak with his aunt, Ahdaf Soueif, who was among the visitors and says El-Fattah may resume his hunger strike if the British government does not more aggressively demand his release. “It really breaks my heart to think of him going back on hunger strike when he is so thin and so weak,” but the campaign so far “has left no one in any doubt that Alaa should be free,” she says.
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Mill 297
2 years ago😊 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖒
Rob Roy
2 years agoUr wasting resources flying to Egypt but it’s ok because it’s you and your unsophisticated groupie minions love every ounce of the waste you produce.
K201 Mail
2 years agoNo point in protesting the Egyptian military junta. Alaa would have been free if the UK or US wanted him freed.
L@G@A
2 years agoSince the dictator Sissi took over the presidency in a coup (orchestrated by the USA) more than 50 thousand activists who protested against the illegal arrest of President Morsi (democratically elected) were hunted down and thrown into prison without the right to defense and court..many died when they are tortured… This is all under the shameful protection and omission of the US government, which in an agreement with the dictator Sisi created a military base in Egypt… This is the hypocrisy of the west (government and media) which selects the that should be condemned, criticized and attacked by public opinion, that is, they decide through their narratives what we should support or condemn according to their geopolitical and financial agendas… this is brainwashing in the purest form and the uninformed who follow this imposter and partial media (controlled by ci@/MI6) not only believe but also do great damage by passing on false information that results in the condemnation and demonization of the innocent… making the real criminals innocent .🇧🇷
ConscienceLight Seeker
2 years agoAll LIARS
احمد سمير
2 years agoAlaa Abdel-Fattah, can you tire yourselves and see his tweets? Why is he inciting killing inside institutions and calling for the formation of militias to kill police and army officers and target their families, children and women, and kill them? Why don't you ask for the release of the congressional invaders or knowing their fate, or countries that are not within your interest?
heba elshahawy
2 years agoMind ur business .. he is a criminal
Julie Levinge
2 years agoWhat a coward!!!😮
Julie Levinge
2 years agoWhat is Britain doing about this imprisonment????
Absolutely nothing!!!
Albert Pacaj Pacaj
2 years agoEin Kaufhaus ist kein Geschäft
Albert Pacaj Pacaj
2 years agoAlles gehört dir du kannst nicht besitzen
Albert Pacaj Pacaj
2 years agoDemokratie hat es nei gegeben besonders wenn die Religion in der Verfassung steht und es eine polizei 👮♀️ und Armee gibt
Red77
2 years agoLet’s NOT forget that they are many many Alaa in Egyptian’s and Zionist’s jails .
Red77
2 years agoWhat a ducking idiot this foreign minister
He is a fuc,,,king idiot vomit on his face they are all beyond corrupt.
Red77
2 years agoFree Alaa
Owen Joseph
2 years agoWith all this crisis happening around the world one needs to have different portfolio,I already invested in forex and crypto which are really profitable.
Lady👠Saw
2 years agoI'm now seeing this for the first time, may i ask if you may,
WHAT HAS HE DONE❓
To deserve this long sentence
R R M
2 years agoZZzZZzZzzZzZzzzzzzz
Paul Heydarian
2 years agoNo one cares. His family might care, but death is normal. It's natural.
Donna Roberts
2 years agoComfortably Numb. How perfect. I'm sure Waters wld be moved to know this.
NYC State of Mind
2 years agoAmy you were SO F rude and harasser!!! What is this F freedom of journalism that allows you to harass anyone? Maybe you think high officials aren’t human beings!
On another hand, do Arabs and Muslims come to USA to make to protest about political prisoners to be released?
Egypt is a free country and it’s at their discretion to whether release this man or not, you’re hypocrites and all this F woke culture is.
This man BROKE the law and he’s being punished period!
Why haven’t we heard you bark about so many other prisoners, ones who have never been charged? Here you are defending so much a prisoner who was already charged as if he’s the only one in the world! We all know that is because you have close relationships with his family members.
You’re disgusting
Audio Pervert
2 years agoDeath gives meaning to life. Mainstream media gives meaning to Nothing.
F**K this Woke White Botched Bullshit…
D Green
2 years agoWho gives a f#@k? You Arabs are in Nubian land and you are doing what demons are expected to do to each other, proceed.
Norika Dolmy
2 years agoYou guys should make a tiktok and youtube shorts showing amy trying to get an interview with Abu Zaid. I'm sure it would go viral and get lots of focus on this issue
aminul islam
2 years agoEgypt has US backing otherwise they could not ignore world condemnation.
Judith Campbell
2 years agoSending him much love and respect 🙏 for what he has done. Wishing him peace and a release from prison. Thank you Amy for all you have done and continue to do every day. You are the best!!
Brushstroke
2 years ago“do you promise?” 🤣
Angela Hawkins
2 years agoMy greatest happiness is the weekly profit get consistently and i'm glad got into crypto when I did because it's been a turning point for me financially. been my best decision so far…
Glorious E
2 years agoTHE MILITARY PREZ. MUST BE VERY, VERY SCARED OF THE ACTIVIST 🤔👍🏽🧸🍂🌺
Kristal Kristal
2 years agoThis is heartbreaking. This man must be let free.
Lay Berry
2 years agoIf you watch the world news like me you would know something is coming to the world the whole world is in a up roar I think something spiritual is coming I don't know how I know this