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Hamdy El-Zaeem
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- 1Rights Groups Demand Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem▼Joint Statement: Ahead of His Trial Hearing, Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem After Ten Years of Deprivation of Liberty
A coalition of human rights organizations has issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of Palestinian photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem, ahead of a scheduled trial hearing. The groups say he has now been deprived of liberty for ten years, and are urging that he be freed without further delay.
- 2Security delays prolong photojournalist Hamdy El-Zaeem's decade-long ordeal▼Security delays extend photojournalist Hamdy El-Zaeem’s decade-long ordeal
Egyptian photojournalist Hamdy El-Zaeem remains caught in a prolonged legal and professional ordeal, with security authorities continuing to delay resolutions in his case. The restrictions, reportedly spanning around ten years, have kept him from working freely despite no clear conclusion to proceedings. Press freedom advocates say his situation reflects the broader use of security review measures against journalists in Egypt.