Alaa Abdel Fattah: The family of the Egyptian activist begins an open sit-in in front of the British Foreign Office

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Alaa Abdel Fattah’s family wants to pressure the British government to take action to release him from Egypt

The family of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has started a sit-in in front of the British Foreign Office in London, hoping to create more pressure for his release from a prison in Egypt.

Alaa was a key figure in the 2011 revolution that toppled the regime of late President Hosni Mubarak. A Cairo court sentenced him in December to five years in prison for “broadcasting false news” and has since declared that he is on a hunger strike.

Britain granted Alaa British citizenship last April while he is in prison, through his British-born mother. His sister, Sana Seif, says he is becoming increasingly weak and that time is running out to save him.

Supporters of the prominent Egyptian activist gathered in London on Tuesday to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his hunger strike, and called on the British government to do more for his release.

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