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Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatment

Laila Soueif, mother of jailed pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated a food and water strike demanding his release, speaks during an interview. [AP Photo]

The family of imprisoned Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah demanded word on his condition after prison authorities on Thursday told them he was undergoing an undefined medical intervention and blocked a lawyer from seeing him.

The dramatic developments came days after Abdel-Fattah escalated his hunger strike and stopped drinking water.

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