02:31Sanaa Seif, the sister of Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel-Fattah, better known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah campaigned for her brother’s release at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm Al Shiekh on Tuesday.
Seif said that she was unsure of her brother’s whereabouts, or if he is still alive. She explained that she and her family had been reaching out to British and Egyptian authorities, both of which had not cooperated.
"Right now, all we know is that Alaa stopped drinking water 50 hours ago. We do not know where he is. We do not know if he is alive. My mother waited outside the prison gates for 10 hours yesterday for her weekly letter, but they did not give her one.” Seif said.
“I asked the British authorities to get us some proof that Alaa is alive and conscious. I did not get any response right here in this Conference Center,” she added.
Seif pleaded with Egyptian and British authorities to negotiate Abdel-Fattah’s release, saying if he did not leave Egypt before the end of the day, he would die.
"Let the British Embassy visit him or put him on a plane out of Egypt today or he will die. He will be relieved of this nightmare. But Alaa should not be forced anything against his will," she said.
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: 'He will die' - Sister of imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah demands brother's release at COP27
Sanaa Seif, the sister of Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel-Fattah, better known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah campaigned for her brother’s release at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm Al Shiekh on Tuesday.
Seif said that she was unsure of her brother’s whereabouts, or if he is still alive. She explained that she and her family had been reaching out to British and Egyptian authorities, both of which had not cooperated.
"Right now, all we know is that Alaa stopped drinking water 50 hours ago. We do not know where he is. We do not know if he is alive. My mother waited outside the prison gates for 10 hours yesterday for her weekly letter, but they did not give her one.” Seif said.
“I asked the British authorities to get us some proof that Alaa is alive and conscious. I did not get any response right here in this Conference Center,” she added.
Seif pleaded with Egyptian and British authorities to negotiate Abdel-Fattah’s release, saying if he did not leave Egypt before the end of the day, he would die.
"Let the British Embassy visit him or put him on a plane out of Egypt today or he will die. He will be relieved of this nightmare. But Alaa should not be forced anything against his will," she said.
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 campaigned for her brother’s release at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm Al Shiekh on Tuesday.
Seif said that she was unsure of her brother’s whereabouts, or if he is still alive. She explained that she and her family had been reaching out to British and Egyptian authorities, both of which had not cooperated.
"Right now, all we know is that Alaa stopped drinking water 50 hours ago. We do not know where he is. We do not know if he is alive. My mother waited outside the prison gates for 10 hours yesterday for her weekly letter, but they did not give her one.” Seif said.
“I asked the British authorities to get us some proof that Alaa is alive and conscious. I did not get any response right here in this Conference Center,” she added.
Seif pleaded with Egyptian and British authorities to negotiate Abdel-Fattah’s release, saying if he did not leave Egypt before the end of the day, he would die.
"Let the British Embassy visit him or put him on a plane out of Egypt today or he will die. He will be relieved of this nightmare. But Alaa should not be forced anything against his will," she said.
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'.