{"id":14403,"date":"2018-01-14T23:34:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T21:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org?p=14403"},"modified":"2018-01-14T23:34:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T21:34:56","slug":"letter-to-doctors-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/detained-journalists-section\/letters\/2018\/01\/14\/14403-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"Letter to doctors syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the complaints committee
\nEgyptian Doctors\u2019 syndicate
\nKasr Al Aini Street
\nDar El Hekma<\/p>\n

Dear Dr.
\nGreetings.<\/p>\n

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), an Egyptian institution working on human rights since 2006, wishes to submit to you a number of medical reports of journalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (Shawkan) indicating that he is suffering from Thalassemia, which needs a medical care, he was not able to receive because he has been in precautionary detention since 4 years pending case 15899\/2013 Madinet Nasr I criminal cases. The prison administration has been denying him the necessary medical care. It is therefore, that AFTE calls upon you to urgently intervene and undertake the necessary measures to maintain the health and safety of journalist Shawkan, whose health is deteriorating within the bad prison conditions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Name: Mahmoud Abdel Shakour Abu Zeid (Shawkan)
\n\u2022 Occupation: Photojournalist
\n\u2022 Place of work: Demotex press agency
\n\u2022 Date of arrest: 14 August 2013
\n\u2022 Date of referral to criminal court: 11 August 2015
\n\u2022 Legal status: On trial and in Precautionary detention by order of the criminal court.
\n\u2022 Place of detention: Tora prison complex \u2013 Tora investigation prison
\n\u2022 Case number: 15899\/2013 Madinet Nasr I criminal cases<\/p>\n

Attached please find his medical reports<\/p>\n