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Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
Read full article: Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his releaseThe mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist has said that she has started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak.
Success or COP-out: How do this year's climate talks rate?
Read full article: Success or COP-out: How do this year's climate talks rate?After two weeks of U.N. climate talks, negotiators agreed to one big decision, to create a fund to help developing countries suffering the impacts of climate change.
Egypt calls reports of surveillance at COP27 'ludicrous'
Read full article: Egypt calls reports of surveillance at COP27 'ludicrous'A senior Egyptian diplomat has dismissed as “ludicrous” Monday reports that his country’s police have been conducting surveillance of participants at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Hundreds protest at UN summit, German gov't voices concerns
Read full article: Hundreds protest at UN summit, German gov't voices concernsHundreds of activists called on industrialized nations to pay for the impact of climate change and to speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy on Saturday in the largest protest yet at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt.
Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatment
Read full article: Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatmentFamily members say Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically with imprisoned pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated his hunger strike to refuse water.
Takeaways: Bold proposals and 'net zero' criticism at COP27
Read full article: Takeaways: Bold proposals and 'net zero' criticism at COP27The second day of leaders' speeches at the UN's climate conference included bold proposals, recommendations to crack down and standardize “net zero” claims and continued discussion about the situation of a jailed pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike.
Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike
Read full article: Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strikeThe family of one of Egypt’s top jailed pro-democracy activists warn that the clock is ticking on his life as they plead with world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to press Egypt for his release.
Takeaways: Calls for reparations, emissions cuts at COP27
Read full article: Takeaways: Calls for reparations, emissions cuts at COP27Reparations to poor countries suffering the impacts of climate change and calls to drastically slash greenhouse emissions are two of the biggest storylines the first day of the U.N. climate summit, known as COP27.
Amnesty: Egypt has days to save jailed activist's life
Read full article: Amnesty: Egypt has days to save jailed activist's lifeThe head of Amnesty International says that the proceedings of COP27 will be stained by the death of one of Egypt's leading rights activists on a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days.