Egyptian-American hunger striker transferred to hospital

Mohamed Soltan, a 27-year-old Egyptian-American political detainee in Egypt, was transferred to the ICU in Kasr Al-Aini Hospital due to internal bleeding, vomiting blood and for his deteriorating health conditions, according to his brother Omar.

Soltan who has been imprisoned in Egypt for over a year entered an open hunger strike for more than 250 days protesting his unlawful and arbitrary detention. He also stopped drinking water seven days ago.

His hunger strike is the longest in history, according to human rights group, Human Rights Monitor.