Tag: Shawkan

Photojournalist Shawkan’s case adjourned to 6 September

Muslim Brotherhood leaders and co-defendants in case demand investigations into torture claims

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

CPJ names detained photojournalist Shawkan for 2016 press award

Shawkan has been in jail since 2013, and his fate remains unknown…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Shawkan wins annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award 

The photojournalist has been held in pre-trial detention for over 1,000 days

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‘Security reasons’ delay Shawkan’s court session to 9 August

The photojournalist is among 739 defendants imprisoned without trial for nearly 3…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

80 documented assaults on members of the press: Journalists Against Torture

The conflict between the media and the state in the struggle for…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Photojournalist Shawkan’s trial adjourned to 21 May

The trial is postponed for court to examine additional evidence in the…

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Shawkan’s trial postponed to 17 May

The trial was postponed for the court to consider additional evidence in…

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Court denies photojournalist Shawkan’s release from prison

The court adjourned the trial to 23 April to allow the defence…

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In letter from prison, photojournalist Shawkan issues plaintive call against oppression

Shawkan has suffered inhumane conditions and a prolonged pre-trial that has seen…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Parents of photojournalist Shawkan prevented from visits

Shawkan still suffering from poor psychological and medical conditions in prison

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