Mahmoud Abu Zeid
| Mahmoud Abu Zeid | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1987 |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987) is an Egyptian photojournalist. He was arrested by the Egyptian government in 2013, and he faces the death penalty.
Early life
Mahmoud Abu Zeid was born circa 1987.[1]
Career
Zeid is a photojournalist.[1] He started working for Demotix in April 2010.[2] In the wake of the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, Zeird took photographs of protests against the new president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1] His work has been published in Time, The Sun, Die Zeit, Bild as well as on the BBC website.[1][2] It has also been reproduced by Amnesty International, Global Voices, IFEX, Index on Censorship and Open Democracy.[2]
Zeid was arrested on August 14, 2013, while he was taking pictures of the Rabaa massacre.[3] By November 2015, he had been in "pre-trial detention for over two years".[4] On 26 March 2016, he was charged with six offences.[3] As a result, he faces the death penalty.[3] The Rory Peck Trust and the Committee to Protect Journalists have called for his release,[2][5] while Amnesty International has started an online petition for it.[3]
Personal life
Zeid has Hepatitis C.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Trafford, Robert (October 28, 2015). "Shawkan: top Egyptian news photographer in prison for over 800 days without trial". The Independent.
- 1 2 3 4 Greenslade, Roy (June 25, 2014). "The photojournalist held in an Egyptian jail for 10 months without charge". The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Egyptian photojournalist at risk of death penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ Black, Ian; Khalil, Jahd (November 9, 2015). "Anger as Egypt detains campaigning journalist". The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "CPJ urges Egypt to release journalists ahead of Eid al-Adha holiday". Committee to Protect Journalists. August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.