Family members of activists imprisoned in Egypt call on the U.S. and British governments to exert more pressure on Cairo to free their loved ones.
Sanaa Seif said she planned to fly to Sharm El Sheikh on Monday morning to "keep Alaa's story alive." She hopes the presence of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly can make a difference.
Amr Darwish, an Egyptian MP is escorted out after he criticized the sister of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah during a news conference at the COP27 climate summit in Red Sea resort at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 8, 2022.
"We hope they will mention dad's case in Sharm El Sheikh. It's an opportunity given that Egypt is trying to portray itself as a progressive country while imprisoning activists," Amasha said at the media briefing.
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