Egyptian-UK activist begins hunger strike in prison
Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah began a hunger strike at the start of the month after his mother was hospitalized more than 150 days into her own hunger strike, his family said on Friday.
He began refusing food at the Wadi al-Natroun prison "on Saturday March 1 after hearing news that his mother had been hospitalized" in London, where she has been on hunger strike to put pressure on the British government to secure his release.
Source: Agence France Presse
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