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Egyptian Photog Shawkan to Serve 5 More Years in Jail with Daytime Furlough

Egyptian Photog Shawkan to Serve 5 More Years in Jail with Daytime Furlough

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Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released from prison in Egypt on March 4, more than five years after he was arrested and more than a year after prosecutors had sought the death penalty in his case. However his release carries conditions: He has to report to a police station every day for...

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