Shady Habash

Shady Habash (born 1995 or 1996 – 2020) was an Egyptian filmmaker.[1]

Biography

Habash started a photography and video business in 2006.[2] He was imprisoned without trial in March 2018 for making a music video for the exiled Egyptian rock musician Ramy Essam, that mocked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[3][4] The video's release prompted the arrest of eight people, who were "accused of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news."[3] As of 3 May 2020 the video had more than five million views on YouTube.[5] After being incarcerated for more than two years in pretrial detention, Habash died of an unspecified illness in Tora Prison in Cairo in May 2020, aged 24.[6][7][8][9]

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References
  1. "Filmmaker who warned he was 'slowly dying' in Egypt prison passes away at age of 24". The Independent. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. "Shady Habash Studio, www.shadyhabash.com". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. Michaelson, Ruth (2 May 2020). "Egyptian film-maker who worked on video mocking president dies in jail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-03 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Egypt: Shady Habash, filmmaker who mocked el-Sisi, dies in prison". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. AFP. "Young Egyptian filmmaker who mocked Sissi dies in jail". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. Walsh, Declan (2 May 2020). "Filmmaker Who Mocked Egypt's President Dies in Prison". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-03 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Malsin, Jared (2 May 2020). "Filmmaker Jailed Over Music Video That Mocked Egypt's President Dies in Prison". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-05-03 – via www.wsj.com.
  8. "Egyptian director Shady Habash dies while in jail for mocking leader". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  9. "Egypt director of video critical of Sisi dies in jail". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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