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Family of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah pleads with UK government for help

Jailed activist-blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah has escalated his eight-month hunger strike just days before Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit.

His sister Mona Seif has been camping outside the UK's foreign office, calling on the government to intervene before he loses his life.
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