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Jan Voelkel

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  • British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel Fattah, one of the leading youth leaders during the 2011 Arab Spring, started a hunger strike in prison on 2 April 2022. As COP27 began in Sharm El-Sheikh, Fattah announced he would stop drinking water. His aim: to highlight the plight of thousands of people – including human rights defenders, journalists, students, opposition politicians and peaceful protesters – currently languishing in Egypt’s jails.
    COVID-19, COP27 and World Cup 2022

    Crisis management in the Arab world

    November 2022 sees the Arab world firmly in the spotlight with the COP27 in Egypt and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Public trust in MENA governments is weak, thanks to their miserable record in protecting citizens’ rights, which leaves nations ill-equipped to handle complex crises like climate change or COVID-19. By Jan Voelkel

    By Jan Voelkel

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