The family of a leading Egyptian activist who has been on hunger strike for more than a month to protest his imprisonment says his health is deteriorating and that he has been transferred to hospital.
The wife of Ahmed Douma, one of the icons of Egypt's 2011 uprising, says he was taken to hospital today.
Nourhan Hefzy posted on her Facebook page a petition signed by more than 30 physicians testifying that he is "risking death." The physicians say Douma suffers severe stomach pains and is frequently vomiting.
Douma, who is serving a three-year sentence for violating a law banning street protests without police permits, started the hunger strike along with scores of other imprisoned activists to protest the law and harsh sentences on violators.
