Egyptian award-winning photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, takes pictures after his release, at his home in Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Monday released a photojournalist who spent more than five years in jail after covering a 2013 sit-in that ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters.
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, was detained in 2013 while taking pictures as security forces broke up the sit-in by supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
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