'After COP, I don't know if I'll be alive or not': The sister of the jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah calls for his release. Presented by PwC.
Sanaa Seif traveled to the UN climate summit to focus the world's attention on the plight of her brother, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an activist and symbol of the 2011 uprising in Egypt who's spent nearly a decade in jail.
"Whatever happens, I feel like Alaa has won the symbolic battle by your show of support," Seif said."I just hope his body isn't sacrificed." stopped drinking water ahead of the UN climate summit The UK foreign office minister, Andrew Mitchell, confirmed that the two leaders discussed the issue, a spokesperson for a group working on Abd el-Fattah's release said.
Protests are noticeably absent from Sharm el-Sheikh, a resort city along on the Red Sea spread across long stretches of highway. Certain websites are blocked, including Human Rights Watch and Al Jazeera. There areWhile demonstrations are technically allowed, they are only allowed in one building within the sprawling conference center and only with advance notice and registration.
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