Tunisian activists and journalists took to the street Tuesday in support of Egyptian-British prisoner of conscience Alaa Abdel Fattah who escalated his months-long hunger strike by giving up water on Sunday. In the capital of Tunis, dozens of activists gathered in front of Tunisia’s national Journalists’ Union (SNJT), calling for the release of the 40-year-old activist who was jailed in 2021 for a five-year term on charges of spreading false news. “Let Alaa live” chanted the group of activists, adding their voices to the widespread international campaign advocating for Alaa to be freed. Abdel …