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.