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Mohamed Fadel Fahmy ((アラビア語:محمد فاضل فهمى) ; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian award-winning journalist and author. Fahmy has worked extensively in the Middle East, mostly for CNN. He covered the Iraq War in 2003 for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and entered Iraq on the first day of the war. Upon completion of his one-year mission, he authored his first book, ''Baghdad Bound''. Most recently, he covered the Arab Spring. In September 2013, he accepted a new post as the Al Jazeera English International Bureau Chief based in Egypt. On 29 December 2013, he and two other Al Jazeera English journalists, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, were arrested by Egyptian authorities. On 23 June 2014, Fahmy was found guilty by Cairo Criminal Court and sentenced to 7 years of incarceration at the Tora Prison, a maximum security prison. On 1 January 2015 the Appeals Court announced a retrial for Fahmy, Mohamed and Greste. Release on bail was not allowed. He renounced his Egyptian citizenship on 3 February 2015.〔 On 12 February 2015 both Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were released on bail. On 29 August 2015, Fahmy, Mohamed and Greste each received three year sentences from the retrial judge.〔(cbc.ca: "Mohamed Fahmy, 2 other Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to 3 years in prison" ), 29 Aug 2015〕 On 23 September 2015, it was reported that Fahmy was pardoned by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In a BBC HARDtalk interview shortly after his release, he criticized Al Jazeera English's decision to take the Egyptian government to court for cancelling its network license.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06f3css/hardtalk-mohamed-fahmy〕 He also confirmed that he is suing Al Jazeera English for "100 million dollars" for "damages."〔 ==Early life and background== Egyptian-Canadian award-winning journalist and author. Born in Egypt on April 27, 1974. He has reported extensively in the Middle East and North Africa mostly for CNN. He covered the Iraq War in 2003 for the Los Angeles Times and entered Iraq on the first day of the ground war. Upon completion of his one-year mission he authored his first book, Baghdad Bound. Fahmy spent the following two years reporting for Dubai Television producing dozens of segments for a prime time television talk show focused on social issues in the Arab Gulf states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the UAE. In 2007 he completed a one-year mission as a protection delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Lebanon protecting the rights of political prisoners, refugees and the missing. In 2011 he was honored with a Peabody award along with the CNN team for the network’s coverage of the Arab Spring. The following year he won the Tom Renner investigative reporting award for producing the CNN Freedom Project documentary series “Death in the Desert”. For the first time, the series exposed the organized crime rings operating the illegal human trafficking of Sub-Saharan Africans to Israel through its Sinai border with Egypt. Fahmy co-authored Egyptian Freedom Story. The book is a photo documentary of the January 25th revolution of 2011. In September 2013, he accepted a new post as the Al Jazeera English Egypt Bureau Chief. On December 29, 2013 Fahmy was arrested him with his colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Ghorab. The trio is accused of conspiring with a terrorist group and fabricating news to portray Egypt in a state of civil war. All three were accused of conspiring with a terrorist group and fabricating news to portray Egypt in a state of civil war. Fahmy has suffered a permanent disability in his right arm as he was forced to sleep on the floor in solitary confinement of a freezing, insect-infested cell in the terrorist wing for the first month of his detention, worsening an injury he had sustained before his arrest and mis-healing his bones Fahmy received the Canadian Commission World Press Freedom Award and a certificate from the UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day dated May 3, 2014, which coincided with his appearance in court. World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2014 Fahmy received the Canadian Commission World Press Freedom Award and a certificate from the UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day dated May 3, 2014, which coincided with Fahmy's appearance in court. He was allowed out of the cage to explain the nature of journalism to the judge. He reminded judge Nagy Shehata that ; "the world is watching" and asked for bail. His request was overruled after the judge wished him and his colleagues a "Happy Press Freedom Day" On June 23, 2014, Mohamed Fahmy was sentenced to seven years in a maximum-security prison. International news organisations called the trial a farce. US Secretary of State John Kerry was highly critical of the sentences of Fahmy and his co-workers, terming them "chilling and draconian" and noted he had spoken to Egyptian governmental officials including PresidentAbdul Fattah al-Sisi. The Egyptian president the following day announced that he would not interfere with the judiciary. Fahmy along with his Al Jazeera English colleagues were seen internationally as political prisoners due to the nature of the trial. No concrete evidence was presented in court to marry with the charges. Mohamed Fahmy and his colleagues were awarded the Royal Television Journalism Judges' Award announced in London in February 2015 He dedicates his time between court hearings to manage from a far his newly registered foundation in Vancouver-Canada "Fahmy Foundation" mandated to advocating for and financially supporting imprisoned journalists worldwide. Awaiting his verdict, he organizes a rally on World Press Freedom Day calling for the release of other journalists detained worldwide. Fahmy draws strength from similar experiences of his father who was imprisoned and placed on a watch-list for his writing and critique of the Mubarak regime before the January 25th revolution. He embraces a state of mind similar to that of a warrior, learning to fight as journalist-with a permanent disability caused in prison and aims to protect more of his colleagues before they walk in the same. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mohamed Fahmy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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