{"id":879761,"date":"2022-11-11T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/nov\/11\/cop27-world-leaders-pressure-egypt-alaa-abd-el-fattah"},"modified":"2022-11-11T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:19:27","slug":"world-leaders-at-cop27-urged-to-press-egypt-over-prisoner-alaa-abd-el-fattah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/11\/11\/world-leaders-at-cop27-urged-to-press-egypt-over-prisoner-alaa-abd-el-fattah\/","title":{"rendered":"World leaders at Cop27 urged to press Egypt over prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah"},"content":{"rendered":"
Global spotlight on host country has heightened scrutiny of human rights record, with Biden due to meet Sisi<\/p>\n
As Egyptian officials strive to control the narrative and isolate the case of the detained British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah<\/a>, pressure is mounting on world leaders at Cop27 to acknowledge Egypt\u2019s poor human rights record and raise his case.<\/p>\n The Egyptian authorities have engaged in a sweeping public relations campaign to try to discredit Abd el-Fattah, including a digital campaign depicting him as a threat to national security.<\/p>\n