Confirmed news reports have it that efforts made to release Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist who was imprisoned and is on a hunger strike, have stolen the limelight at COP27 this week.
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This was as family members and supporters kicked-off a campaign in Sharm El-Sheikh demanding for his release. Such calls were also reiterated by world leaders, yet Egypt remains determined to keep him behind bars.
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Meanwhile, the ongoing fuss has cast light on human right violations in Egypt and how dissidents are persecuted by the government.
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It is, therefore, a debate that rarely sees the light of day in the North African country, where freedom of expression has very pitiably dwindled over the past decade.
