Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Proof of life received, sister confirms

The sister of a British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah who is on hunger strike in Cairo has said she received proof of life from her brother. The news followed an anxious wait to hear if the prominent activist was alive after he stopped drinking water a week ago. In a Twitter post on Monday morning, Sanaa Seif wrote: ‘I’m so relieved. We just got a note from prison to my mother, Alaa is alive, he says he’s drinking water again as of November 12th. He says he’ll say more as soon as he can. It’s definitely his handwriting. Proof of life, at last. Why did they hold this back from us for 2 days?!’More follows…Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalismBy registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalistsAlready have an account? sign inRegistration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalismBy registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalistsAlready have an account? sign inAlaa Abd El-Fattah is alive, his sister confirms AP