Tag: Shawkan
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Egypt Photojournalist Describes Detention of Over 600 Days – ABC News
Link: Shawkan’s older brother, Mohammed, said Tuesday the letter was sent last weekend. He described his brother as a broken man who has no access to books, only eating and sleeping in a small cell that houses 12 other prisoners.
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Amnesty condemns 800-day detention of Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan, demands release – Politics – Egypt – Ahram Online
Link: Amnesty International said Egypt’s continued detention of photojournalist Shawkan “exposes the rank hypocrisy behind [the authorities’] claim to uphold press freedom”
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Photos by imprisoned Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid featured in a Bronx Documentary Center exhibition.
Why Has This Egyptian Photojournalist Been Imprisoned for More Than 1,000 Days? When supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clashed with Egyptian security forces on Aug. 14, 2013 in Cairo’s Raba’a Al-Adawiya Square,… via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2016/09/photos-by-imprisoned-egyptian-photojournalist-mahmoud-abou-zeid-featured-in-a-bronx-documentary-center-exhibition.html for more than 1,000 days since his arrest, Shawkan has been held in Cairo’s Tora Prison, where…
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Egyptian Photog Shawkan to Serve 5 More Years in Jail with Daytime Furlough | PDNPulse
Egyptian Photog Shawkan to Serve 5 More Years in Jail with Daytime Furlough | PDNPulse Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released from prison in Egypt on March 4, more than five years after he was arrested and more than a year after prosecutors had sought the death penalty in his case. However…
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Egyptian Photojournalist Facing Death Penalty Wins ‘Press Freedom Prize’
Egyptian Photojournalist Facing Death Penalty Wins ‘Press Freedom Prize’ Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, has been awarded the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Shawkan has been in via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/01/egyptian-photojournalist-facing-death-penalty-wins-press-freedom-prize/ Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, has been awarded the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Shawkan…
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Egyptian Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Photojournalist Shawkan | PDNPulse
Egyptian Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Photojournalist Shawkan | PDNPulse Mahmoud Abou Zeid, aka Shawkan, faces the death penalty along with 700 others arrested at an anti-government protest in Cairo in 2013. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/03/egyptian-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-photojournalist-shawkan.html “Seeking the death penalty for a photographer who simply covered an opposition demonstration is a political punishment, not an act…
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Photojournalist Shawkan turns 30 facing death behind bars in Egypt – France 24
Photojournalist Shawkan turns 30 facing death behind bars in Egypt As photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as “Shawkan”, prepares to mark his 30th birthday behind bars on Thursday, Katia Roux of Amnesty International tells FRANCE 24 that Shawkan’s health is dete… via France 24: http://www.france24.com/en/20171108-photojournalist-shawkan-turns-30-facing-death-behind-bars-egypt-rabaa-massacre As photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as “Shawkan”, prepares to…
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Telling the Stories of Egypt’s Endangered Journalists – The New York Times
Telling the Stories of Egypt’s Endangered Journalists Photojournalists like Shawkan have been imprisoned for three years since Egyptian authorizes cracked down on protests, and Mohammed Elshamy feels it is his duty to make their stories heard. via Lens Blog: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/telling-the-stories-of-egypts-endangered-journalists/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0 I was on a bus heading back to New York when I got news from…
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Steve McCurry: Egypt Must Drop All Charges Against Jailed Photojournalist | TIME
Steve McCurry: Egypt Must Drop Charges Against Photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, has been held for three years via Time: http://time.com/4599678/steve-mccurry-shawkan/ Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, has been held for three years and could face the death penalty
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Jailed by Egypt, Honored for His Photojournalism – The New York Times
Jailed by Egypt, Honored for His Photojournalism Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, has been in a Cairo prison for over three years. He has now received an International Press Freedom Award. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/world/middleeast/jailed-by-egypt-honored-for-his-photojournalism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, has been in Tora Prison in Cairo for more than 1,100 days. He has been…
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In letter from prison, photojournalist Shawkan issues plaintive call against oppression – Daily News Egypt
In letter from prison, photojournalist Shawkan issues plaintive call against oppression – Daily News Egypt shawkan – Shawkan has suffered inhumane conditions and a prolonged pre-trial that has seen him in detention for more than 1,000 days via Daily News Egypt: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2016/03/10/letter-prison-photojournalist-shawkan-issues-plaintive-call-oppression/ Shawkan has suffered inhumane conditions and a prolonged pre-trial that has seen him…
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Egypt extends detention of photojournalist ‘Shawkan’ and 700 others
Egypt extends detention of photojournalist ‘Shawkan’ and 700 others “They now even flout their own laws in the process” of quashing dissent, Boumedouha said.
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In heartbreaking letter, Shawkan: Can you save me? | Cairo Post
In heartbreaking letter, Shawkan: Can you save me? CAIRO: “I miss my camera, I miss the reason for my scourge and calamity, I miss holding it between my hands to see the life through it…I miss smelling it in the morning before my coffee time, and yes- unfortunately- I miss my work…which costs me days of…
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Photojournalist Shawkan’s detention extended indefinitely – Daily News Egypt
Photojournalist Shawkan’s detention extended indefinitely – Daily News Egypt The Cairo Criminal Court extended the pretrial detention of photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zied, also known as Shawkan, indefinitely. via Daily News Egypt: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/02/16/photojournalist-shawkans-detention-extended-indefinitely/ The well known photojournalist has already been detained for 552 days without trial.
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Photojournalist Shawkan describes “endless nightmare” from behind bars – Daily News Egypt
Photojournalist Shawkan describes ‘endless nightmare’ from behind bars – Daily News Egypt Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zied, also known as Shawkan, re-affirmed his innocence, saying “I am a photojournalist, not a criminal”, in an open letter he sent from prison on Saturday. via Daily News Egypt: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/12/20/photojournalist-shawkan-describes-endless-nightmare-behind-bars/ He was arrested on 14 August 2013 while covering…
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The photojournalist held in an Egyptian jail for 10 months without charge | Media | theguardian.com
The photojournalist held in an Egyptian jail for 10 months without charge Agency fights to free photographer arrested while covering a protest via the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/25/egypt-journalist-safety Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known professionally as Shawkan. He has been held in an Egyptian prison without charge for more than 10 months after being detained on 14…