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Mahmoud Abu Zeid

Egyptian photojournalist

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Born 1987 · age 39Egypt
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    Born 1987
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Updated 2026-06-26

Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan (شوكان), is an Egyptian photojournalist who was arrested for taking photos of the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the post-coup unrest by the Egyptian government since 2013, where he faced the death penalty. By September 2018 he had been sentenced to a five-year prison term and was expected to be released shortly thereafter; he was released on 4 March 2019.

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