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The family of jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been on hunger strike, say they have been informed he has undergone a medical intervention.
They said officials at Egypt’s Wadi al-Natroun prison had told his mother, Laila Soueif, that it took place with the knowledge of a judicial authority.
Later, his lawyer said his request to visit the prison had been granted.
Abdel Fattah, 40, escalated his hunger strike on Sunday by refusing water.
He began a partial strike seven months ago, consuming a maximum of 100 calories a day, in a bid to pressure Egyptian authorities to allow British diplomats to visit him. End.