Speaking to African Arguments,freed al-Jazeera journalist says he will now campaign for the release of 200 other reporters still imprisoned across the worldIn an unexpected turn of events, journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were finally pardoned by Egypt’s president after 20 months in prison and a long global campaign to free them. Related: Egypt pardons and releases jailed al-Jazeera journalists I am free! This time for genuine! Cops dropped me at CAC my veteran high school in my prison garb. Party Time! #FreeAJStaffI opened the newspapers and saw images of my family crying – that was my low point. I broke down in tears Related: My treatment by Egypt’s legal system has been a travesty of justice | Peter Greste Related: Mohamed Fahmy hits out at al-Jazeera over its protection of journalists Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com