Egypt - Alarm about Al-Jazeera journalist on hunger strike since January

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned about the fate of Abdullah Al-Shamy, an Al-Jazeera reporter who has been held since 14 August 2013 and who, according to his lawyer, was transferred to another location yesterday that is being kept secret. Shamy's physical condition is very worrying because he has been on hunger strike for more than three and a half months. He stopped eating on 23 January in protest against his arbitrary detention and the fact that no formal charges have been (...)

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