Alaa Abd el-Fattah. Mark Ruffalo, Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan were among the celebrities who penned the letter calling on the United Kingdom to condemn the British-Egyptian activist's prolonged detention in Egypt. As of 14 June, Alaa’s hunger strike continued, and his family feared that he may die after weeks on just water and rehydration salts. Alaa’s sister, Sanaa Seif, also urged Liz Truss to publicly demand that the activist is saved from death by being released, as he was convinced that he won’t leave the Egyptian prison alive. On 6 November 2022, as Egypt hosted world leaders for the COP27 summit, Abdel Fattah stopped drinking water, after more than six months of a hunger strike. His sister Sanaa Seif raised concerns that he might die within days. She said she “hopes and trusts” that PM Rishi Sunak would secure Abdel Fattah’s release during his visit to Egypt for COP27. Seif also spoke about her fears that the Egyptian authorities may be torturing Abdel Fattah and force-feeding him behind the closed doors. She asked for a proof of life of her brother. The UN human rights chief Volker Türk also called on Egypt to immediately release Alaa Abdel Fattah, stating that his life was “at acute risk”. On 10 November, prison officials told Abdel Fattah's family he had received "medical intervention with the knowledge of a judicial authority," indicative of either force-feeding or intravenous rehydration. On 15 November, his family received a letter from him saying he had ended his hunger strike and he would explain why at their next visit. On 23 November 2022, 67 European parliamentarians called on European authorities and governments, to intervene for Alaa’s immediate release, and to transport him on a European plane to a country of his choice, due to the deterioration of his health in Egyptian prison and the possibility of his re-arrest. Bibliography See also Asmaa Mahfouz George Ishak Wael Ghonim Hossam el-Hamalawy References External links Alaa Abd El-Fatah Twitter account 1981 births Living people Democracy activists from Cairo Egyptian bloggers Egyptian dissidents Egyptian revolutionaries Human rights activists from Cairo Political prisoners in Egypt