ahdaf soueif, welcome to democracy now!i am so sorry you're here under the circumstances. >> thank you, amy. always good to talk to you. amy: can you just described what happened yesterday? describe the scene at the present after waiting for hours. what was it like alaa to see alaa? what does he look like? >> he is very, very thin. he seems very frail. we were in a glass cabin with a barrier between us. the conversation happened through handset which was quite faint. one person was holding the ndset and the other person would be waiting. i was watching for a while and the frailty really, really got to me as well as he from time to time had to just gently lean against the wall. he had agreed to live energy. it was like nervous energy. i'm sorry? he was talking. amy: keep going. he was talking. >> he was talking very fast. he was using a lot of hand gestures. there was a lot of energy and a lot of need to relay what had happened. we received a letter from him, which we took away with us yesterday. he says he tried to write do

his aunt is the novelist ahdaf soueif who lives in london, told the bbc her nephew's rights were beingther interpretation. my sister has written to the prosecutor general demanding an explanation, and demanding an explanation, and demanding to understand what this procedure is. we are trying to find out what substances they are putting into him, and the lawyers are working on the legal aspect of this, the consent aspect, the family aspect. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has been in touch with mr fattah's family and has been following this story for us and has more. this is exactly what they are trying to find out, what triggered the medical intervention, because he has not had any water since sunday, the family were getting increasingly concerned, is he alive or is he dead? has mothers been to the jail every single day is on sunday. today she was told to leave the jail, but she was told to leave the jail, but she was told to leave the jail, but she was also told that there had been some kind of medical intervention that had taken place with the knowledge ofjudicial author

thank ahdaf soueif. you very much forjoining us. when thank you very much forjoining us.ephew?— opportunity to have any contact with our nehew? ~ , ., your nephew? we get letters from him once a week- — your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last letter _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last letter that - once a week. the last letter that came out was last monday. yesterday we were due to get a letter and we were very anxiously waiting for it because yesterday was day two of his water strike. because yesterday was day two of his waterstrike. but because yesterday was day two of his water strike. but within hours outside the prison, my sister was told by the prison authorities, alla was refusing to send out a letter, which is not very credible. we have not heard from him for eight days since he told us he was going to go on complete hunger strike on the tuesday and then to cut out water two days ago. tuesday and then to c

this is his aunt, the egyptian novelist and commentator ahdaf soueif.ns out that his son is autistic. he is now approaching 11 years old and this has been a huge cause of worry and distress at being in and out of prison for a decade, where he has been unable to provide proper care. agnes callamard is the secretary general of amnesty international and is at the cop27 summit in sharm el sheikh. i asked her for the latest on alaa abdel fattah's condition. unfortunately, we have not heard anything — unfortunately, we have not heard anything new since yesterday he remains — anything new since yesterday he remains in — anything new since yesterday he remains in detention somewhere. i know_ remains in detention somewhere. i know that — remains in detention somewhere. i know that his mother tried to get information yesterday, she was at the prison— information yesterday, she was at the prison and there was little that came _ the prison and there was little that came we — the prison and there was little that came. we don't know how he is doing and where _ came.