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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Family of imprisoned Egyptian activist says he’s ended hunger strike
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CAIRO, Egypt — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they received a letter from him today that he has ended his hunger strike
The family says in a statement that Abdel-Fattah’s mother, Laila Soueif, received a short note from the political activist via the prison authorities in her son’s handwriting. The letter is dated yesterday. In it, he asks her to visit him in prison on Thursday.
“I’ve broken my strike. I’ll explain everything on Thursday,” the letter reads.
The news comes a day after the renowned dissident announced the end of his water strike via a similar handwritten letter delivered to the family. The prison authorities began a medical intervention on the hunger striker last Thursday after he escalated his partial hunger strike to include water on November 6, the first day of Egypt’s hosting of the international climate summit, to pressure authorities for his release.
The Times of Israel Community.