<p>Imprisoned British Egyptian activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah is in good health and does not require transportation to the hospital, the prosecutor said on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, the police in its statement on Thursday mentioned that he is under medical intervention, contradicted by a personal rights organisation leader, who stated that this implies that Fattah is being force-fed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Fattah is&nbsp;currently serving a five-year sentence after uploading a Facebook post regarding police brutality in order to spread 'fake news.'</p>

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<p>The activist extended his months-long hunger to include water in the COP27 meet. The 40-year-old activist also started refusing liquids on Sunday, the first day of the UN climate summit COP27 hosted by Egypt, AFP reported</p>

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<p>The family has been constantly demanding medical updates. His attorney claimed that the prison where he was kept refused him access despite having permission from the interior ministry. His sister Mona Seif posted a video on Twitter saying that they should at least allow the mother to meet him.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>During the first COP27 meeting, the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Scholz Nicolas all expressed their concerns and urged for his release. Even the head of the UN's human rights said warned that Fattah's life is at 'severe risk.'&nbsp;&nbsp;Recently, the White House expressed its "deep concerns" for the activist on Thursday, AFP reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Several activists at the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh posted videos and pictures with #FreeAlaa on Twitter. Hundreds of them screamed 'Free him! and "No climate justice without human rights." Others chanted "free them all" in reference to 60,000 political detainees that the groups claimed are held in the nation.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Imprisoned British Egyptian activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah is in good health and does not require transportation to the hospital, the prosecutor said on Thursday. Earlier, the police in its statement on Thursday mentioned that he is under medical intervention, contradicted by a personal rights organisation leader, who stated that this implies that Fattah is being force-fed.

Imprisoned British Egyptian activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah is in good health and does not require transportation to the hospital, the prosecutor said on Thursday. Earlier, the police in its statement on Thursday mentioned that he is under medical intervention, contradicted by a personal rights organisation leader, who stated that this implies that Fattah is being force-fed. Fattah is currently serving a five-year sentence after uploading a Facebook post regarding police brutality in order to spread 'fake news.' Also read | COP27: Barbados PM calls to reform IMF and World Bank, finds support from US, France The activist extended his months-long hunger to include water in the COP27 meet. The 40-year-old activist also started refusing liquids on Sunday, the first day of the UN climate summit COP27 hosted by Egypt, AFP reported Watch | Biden hits world stage after Midterms: US President to attend COP27, G20 & ASEAN Summit The family has been constantly demanding medical updates. His attorney claimed that the prison where he was kept refused him access despite having permission from the interior ministry. His sister Mona Seif posted a video on Twitter saying that they should at least allow the mother to meet him. Also read | COP27, a 'fossil fuel industry trade show'? Deluge of industry delegates at summit shocks many During the first COP27 meeting, the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Scholz Nicolas all expressed their concerns and urged for his release. Even the head of the UN's human rights said warned that Fattah's life is at 'severe risk.' Recently, the White House expressed its "deep concerns" for the activist on Thursday, AFP reported. Several activists at the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh posted videos and pictures with #FreeAlaa on Twitter. Hundreds of them screamed 'Free him! and "No climate justice without human rights." Others chanted "free them all" in reference to 60,000 political detainees that the groups claimed are held in the nation. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

COP27: Egyptian hunger striker Abdel Fattah is in 'good health,' says prosecutor, US shows concern 

<p>An Egyptian lawmaker defended the detention of British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and was removed from a press conference at the COP27 climate meeting. Abdel Fattah has been on a hunger strike for over 200 days and has also refused water since Sunday. In a statement issued in Geneva, UN human rights chief Volker Türk urged the Egyptian government to "immediately release Abdel Fattah from prison and provide him with the necessary medical treatment".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amr Darwish was addressing a panel that also included Sanaa Seif, Abdel Fattah's sister, when he said that he was "not a political prisoner".&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Türk said his life was "at acute risk" and he needs to be freed immediately. Abdel Fattah has been on a hunger strike since April for being denied consular visits. His sister, Sanaa Seif, said, "All we know is that Alaa stopped drinking water 50 hours ago. We don't know where he is. We don't know if he is alive."</p>

<p>"My mother waited outside the prison gates for 10 hours yesterday for her weekly letter. They didn't give her one. She is back at those gates right now," she told a news conference at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt.</p>

<p>"I asked the British authorities to get us some proof that Alaa is alive and conscious. I did not get any response."</p>

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<p>She further raised concerns about the way her brother is possibly being treated by prison authorities. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had told CNBC that authorities were providing Abdel Fattah with the "healthcare and care that is available to all inmates". &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had, meanwhile, had told French President Macron that Egypt is committed to keeping him in good health.</p>

<p>"Are they force-feeding my brother right now? Is he handcuffed in a bed put on IVs [intravenous therapy] against his will. This is what it sounds like to me," Ms Seif said. "If that is the case, then he has been plunged into a worse nightmare than he was already in."</p>

<p>The UN human rights chief also called on Egypt to "fulfil their human rights obligations and immediately release all those arbitrarily detained".</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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An Egyptian lawmaker defended the detention of British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and was removed from a press conference at the COP27 climate meeting.

An Egyptian lawmaker defended the detention of British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and was removed from a press conference at the COP27 climate meeting. Abdel Fattah has been on a hunger strike for over 200 days and has also refused water since Sunday. In a statement issued in Geneva, UN human rights chief Volker Türk urged the Egyptian government to "immediately release Abdel Fattah from prison and provide him with the necessary medical treatment". Amr Darwish was addressing a panel that also included Sanaa Seif, Abdel Fattah's sister, when he said that he was "not a political prisoner". Also Read | Alaa Abd El-Fattah's hunger strike may dominate COP27, warns Amnesty chief Türk said his life was "at acute risk" and he needs to be freed immediately. Abdel Fattah has been on a hunger strike since April for being denied consular visits. His sister, Sanaa Seif, said, "All we know is that Alaa stopped drinking water 50 hours ago. We don't know where he is. We don't know if he is alive." "My mother waited outside the prison gates for 10 hours yesterday for her weekly letter. They didn't give her one. She is back at those gates right now," she told a news conference at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. "I asked the British authorities to get us some proof that Alaa is alive and conscious. I did not get any response." × She further raised concerns about the way her brother is possibly being treated by prison authorities. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had told CNBC that authorities were providing Abdel Fattah with the "healthcare and care that is available to all inmates". President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had, meanwhile, had told French President Macron that Egypt is committed to keeping him in good health. "Are they force-feeding my brother right now? Is he handcuffed in a bed put on IVs [intravenous therapy] against his will. This is what it sounds like to me," Ms Seif said. "If that is the case, then he has been plunged into a worse nightmare than he was already in." The UN human rights chief also called on Egypt to "fulfil their human rights obligations and immediately release all those arbitrarily detained". (With inputs from agencies)

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COP27: Egyptian hunger striker Abdel Fattah is in 'good health,' says prosecutor, US shows concern

British-Egyptian activist's sister confronted by Egyptian MP at COP27