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Tribune News Network
Doha
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein was freed on Saturday after being arbitrarily detained in an Egyptian prison for more than 1,500 days, without formal charges or trial.
Al Jazeera Media Network has welcomed the news of Mahmoud’s release and believes that no journalist should ever be subjected to what Mahmoud has suffered for the past four years for merely carrying out his job.
In a statement signed by Dr Mostefa Souag, acting director-general of Al Jazeera Media Network, the organisation said, “Today, we are pleased he is finally reunited with his family, after being robbed of four years from his life and deprived of his fundamental rights. We wish Mahmoud a speedy recovery and hope he will be able to overcome this past ordeal and start a new chapter in his distinguished career.
“While he was incarcerated, Mahmoud had become a symbol of press freedom across the globe. On the day of his release, Al Jazeera calls for the freedom for all journalists who are unjustly imprisoned all around the world. We commend all international human rights organisations, media institutions, journalists for their continuous support and condemnation against the arbitrary detention of Mahmoud Hussein.”
“On this day, Al Jazeera Media Network extends its gratitude towards those organisations and all the voices of truth that have called for Mahmoud’s freedom and for the freedom of the press,” the statement read.
Doha
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein was freed on Saturday after being arbitrarily detained in an Egyptian prison for more than 1,500 days, without formal charges or trial.
Al Jazeera Media Network has welcomed the news of Mahmoud’s release and believes that no journalist should ever be subjected to what Mahmoud has suffered for the past four years for merely carrying out his job.
In a statement signed by Dr Mostefa Souag, acting director-general of Al Jazeera Media Network, the organisation said, “Today, we are pleased he is finally reunited with his family, after being robbed of four years from his life and deprived of his fundamental rights. We wish Mahmoud a speedy recovery and hope he will be able to overcome this past ordeal and start a new chapter in his distinguished career.
“While he was incarcerated, Mahmoud had become a symbol of press freedom across the globe. On the day of his release, Al Jazeera calls for the freedom for all journalists who are unjustly imprisoned all around the world. We commend all international human rights organisations, media institutions, journalists for their continuous support and condemnation against the arbitrary detention of Mahmoud Hussein.”
“On this day, Al Jazeera Media Network extends its gratitude towards those organisations and all the voices of truth that have called for Mahmoud’s freedom and for the freedom of the press,” the statement read.
