02:31Sanaa Seif, the sister of Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel-Fattah, better known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday ahead of the COP27 climate summit in order to take part in a campaign for his release.
Sanaa Seif said she used the COP27 opportunity to draw attention to his brother's cause, as 'there is attention on Egypt and there is a lot of international solidarity'. She demanded 'proof of life', and called for the activist's release.
“Alaa cannot choose his destiny, okay, so it was decided for Alaa that he would spend the rest of his life in prison just like that, to set an example with him because of his voice, his writings", Sanaa Seif said. "Alaa doesn't want to die, but someone has made a decision that Alaa needs to die in prison."
Abdel-Fattah entered a hunger strike more than six months ago and recently stopped drinking water to put pressure on Egyptian authorities and to get consular support from the United Kingdom.
The now 40-year-old was one of the most prominent leaders of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and has spent most of the past decade in prison. In December 2021, the State Security Emergency Court of Egypt sentenced him to 5 years in prison for spreading 'false news'.
Egypt: 'Alaa doesn't want to die' - Sister of imprisoned activist Abdel-Fattah demands proof of life, calls for release at COP27
Sanaa Seif, the sister of Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel-Fattah, better known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday ahead of the COP27 climate summit in order to take part in a campaign for his release.
Sanaa Seif said she used the COP27 opportunity to draw attention to his brother's cause, as 'there is attention on Egypt and there is a lot of international solidarity'. She demanded 'proof of life', and called for the activist's release.
“Alaa cannot choose his destiny, okay, so it was decided for Alaa that he would spend the rest of his life in prison just like that, to set an example with him because of his voice, his writings", Sanaa Seif said. "Alaa doesn't want to die, but someone has made a decision that Alaa needs to die in prison."
Abdel-Fattah entered a hunger strike more than six months ago and recently stopped drinking water to put pressure on Egyptian authorities and to get consular support from the United Kingdom.
The now 40-year-old was one of the most prominent leaders of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and has spent most of the past decade in prison. In December 2021, the State Security Emergency Court of Egypt sentenced him to 5 years in prison for spreading 'false news'.
Sanaa Seif, the sister of Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel-Fattah, better known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday ahead of the COP27 climate summit in order to take part in a campaign for his release.
Sanaa Seif said she used the COP27 opportunity to draw attention to his brother's cause, as 'there is attention on Egypt and there is a lot of international solidarity'. She demanded 'proof of life', and called for the activist's release.
“Alaa cannot choose his destiny, okay, so it was decided for Alaa that he would spend the rest of his life in prison just like that, to set an example with him because of his voice, his writings", Sanaa Seif said. "Alaa doesn't want to die, but someone has made a decision that Alaa needs to die in prison."
Abdel-Fattah entered a hunger strike more than six months ago and recently stopped drinking water to put pressure on Egyptian authorities and to get consular support from the United Kingdom.
The now 40-year-old was one of the most prominent leaders of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and has spent most of the past decade in prison. In December 2021, the State Security Emergency Court of Egypt sentenced him to 5 years in prison for spreading 'false news'.