Egyptian Photojournalist Facing Death Penalty Wins ‘Press Freedom Prize’

Egyptian Photojournalist Facing Death Penalty Wins ‘Press Freedom Prize’
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Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, has been awarded the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Shawkan has been in jail since August 2013 after being arrested for covering the August 2013 Rabaa massacre.

He’s also facing the death penalty after the prosecutor reportedly called for it last year. #Egypt New hearing […].

egyptian photojournalist facing death penalty wins press freedom

2018-5-1 18:15