An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison, the last twist in a long-running trial criticized worldwide by press freedom advocates and human rights activists. It was a dark day for us and a dark year for press freedom, with a record 200 journalists jailed for doing their work. This is a powerful addition to the arsenal of weapons we can use to defend press freedom. Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning journalist, author and human rights defender. His memoir The Marriot Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom is being developed into a cinematic feature film.

Source: thestar May 03, 2019 17:37 UTC