Photojournalist faces death penalty in Egypt for covering anti-government protests

Mahmoud Abou Zeid, a 31-year-old photojournalist also known by the alias Shawkan, is among more than 700 individuals currently facing a death sentence in Cairo. According to Reporters without Borders, Shawkan and the others were arrested in connection with the anti-government protests that took place in Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in August 2013. On March 3rd, the prosecution in the trial requested that all 700+ individuals, including Shawkan, be sentenced to the maximum penalty of death by ...