Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family of activist jailed in Egypt say he is alive

'Proof of life' note says writer, who has been on hunger strike, is drinking water again, says sisterThe family of the jailed British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah say they have received confirmation that he is still alive.Concerns had been growing after he stepped up a hunger strike and stopped taking water in protest at his treatment by the Egyptian authorities. Continue reading...