‘I’m very worried’: Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action

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‘I’m very worried’: Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s decision to escalate a hunger strike in prison to a refusal to drink water has raised the stakes and shone a spotlight on human rights violations as Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. For his mother, the time has come for the world to act and not be hoodwinked by Egypt’s greenwashing of human rights.