British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has told his family in a letter that he has ended a seven-month hunger strike in prison in Egypt.
"At one level, a very basic level, [I am] relieved. But at another level I am even more worried," said Mona Seif, Abdel Fattah's sister. "Alaa is a very serious, thoughtful, committed person. And to go on hunger strike, maintain it for 220 days and then break it, we need to know the circumstances."
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