Mahmoud Shawkan
Detained photojournalist Shawkan wins UNESCO Press Freedom Prize
Egypt
April 23, 2018
Detained photojournalist Shawkan wins UNESCO Press Freedom Prize
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, commonly known as ‘Shawkan’, will be awarded UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano Press Freedom prize after been selected by…
Shawkan’s detention epitome of Egypt’s war on press: The Independent
Egypt
October 29, 2015
Shawkan’s detention epitome of Egypt’s war on press: The Independent
The detention of an Egyptian freelance photographer for more than 800 days without trial, three months beyond the legal custody…
Journalists Syndicate to discuss 2-year detention of photojournalist Shawkan
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Journalists Syndicate to discuss 2-year detention of photojournalist Shawkan
The Press Freedom Committee (PFC) at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate will meet today to discuss the two-year imprisonment of photojournalist…
Khalid Abol Naga on photojournalist Shawkan’s detention: A ‘humiliation of the revolution’
Egypt
December 31, 2014
Khalid Abol Naga on photojournalist Shawkan’s detention: A ‘humiliation of the revolution’
Actor Khaled Abol Naga has described the detention of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, as “absurd but regrettable,”…