Corbis Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Egypt should release Shawkan, photographer detained for two years

August 13, 2015 12:05 PM EDT

New York, August 13, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to release freelance photographer Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, from prison immediately and drop the baseless allegations against him. By the time of his hearing on Monday, Shawkan will have exceeded the two-year legal limit on pretrial detention, according to…

Polish journalist abducted in Syria

July 25, 2013 3:58 PM EDT

New York, July 25, 2013–A Polish freelance journalist was believed to have been abducted in northwest Syria on Wednesday, according to news reports citing local activists.