{"id":14387,"date":"2020-05-06T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T06:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=14387"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:36:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T06:36:42","slug":"egypt-confirms-young-directors-death-in-prion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/14387","title":{"rendered":"Egypt confirms young directors death in prion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Egypt on Wednesday confirmed the death of 24-year-old filmmaker and photographer Shadi Habash, who had been jailed since March 2018 over a music clip he directed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Habash died in Tora Prison in the capital Cairo on Friday, according to the chief public prosecutor&#8217;s office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">There were no scars or bruises on Habash&#8217;s body and the prison doctor stated that he had accidentally drunk some alcohol and began experiencing abdominal pain, it said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Habash was taken to the prison&#8217;s clinic due to a loss of consciousness and pulse. Despite many tests, he did not respond to treatment and died, it added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">On Saturday, Egyptian opposition sources said Habash died in a prison in southern Cairo due to deteriorating health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Several opposition figures on Saturday also confirmed Habash\u2019s death, including former minister Mohamed Mahsoub, legal activist Aya Hijazi and famous Egyptian director Khaled Youssef.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Habash was arrested in March 2018, a month after exiled rock singer Ramy Essam released a satirical song that went viral, famously known as Balaha, that criticized President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for running for a second term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Essam said Egyptian State Security Prosecution accused Habash of &#8220;spreading false news and joining a terrorist group.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt on Wednesday confirmed the death of 24-year-old filmmaker and photographer Shadi Habash, who had been jailed since March 2018 over a music clip he directed. Habash died in Tora Prison in the capital Cairo on Friday, according to the chief public prosecutor&#8217;s office. 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