Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 33, is facing a retrial after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for taking part in an unauthorized protest, and for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
Abdel-Fattah says the trial, which includes 24 other defendants, is a farce. He started a hunger strike soon after he was re-arrested despite an earlier release on bail.
His wife Manal Hassan said today that Abdel-Fattah was moved a day earlier to a prison hospital after his blood sugar level dropped dangerously low. He has already lost more than 28 pounds, but is refusing to end his strike.