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Jailed Egypt photographer says he's been 'forgotten'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jailed-egypt-photographer-says-hes-forgotten-024215461.html?nhp=1Cairo (AFP) - Shouting to make himself heard from the soundproof glass dock during a break in his trial, Egyptian photographer Mahmoud Abdel Shakour said he feels he has been "forgotten" in prison.
Three years ago, Abdel Shakour -- known as Shawkan -- had been covering the police dispersal of an Islamist protest camp in Cairo when he was arrested, and he has been in jail ever since.
August 14, 2013 was the bloodiest day in Egypt's modern history, and one of the deadliest in the region since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
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He suffers from Hepatitis C, which is common in Egypt, and his family says he needs treatment that is not available in prison.
Shawkan was detained as part of a crackdown against Egyptian journalists, rights activists say.
