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Mon, Jan 25: In an exclusive interview with Global News, Mohammed Fahmy explains how he survived unbearable prison conditions after an Egyptian court sentenced him to seven years on terrorism charges.

Mon, Jan 25: In an exclusive interview with Global News, Mohammed Fahmy explains how he and two colleagues were arrested in Cairo in December 2013 while working for satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English.

A case that captivated the world, award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s incarceration in an Egyptian prison is now about to be turned into a movie. As Global’s Howard Cohen reports, Fahmy is now advocating for better protection of journalists and their sources in Canada.

MP Lynne Yelich confirmed Thursday during question period that a ‘travel document’ is ready for Mohamed Fahmy should the journalist be released from Egypt.

Wed, Feb 11: Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair joins us in-studio to discuss the small business tax rate, Eve Adams crossing the floor and the Mohamed Fahmy case.

Mon, Jan 25: In an exclusive interview with Global News, Mohammed Fahmy explains why he’s asked Egyptian authorities to restore the citizenship.

Mohamed Fahmy talks about his memoir, the Marriott Cell on Global News Morning in Winnipeg with Shannon Cuciz.

Mon, Jan 25: Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who spent more than a year in an Egyptian jail, is talking exclusively to Global BC’s Sonia Sunger about his ordeal, and his new life as an academic at UBC.

A Canadian journalist who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison on widely denounced terror charges was pardoned by the country’s president on Wednesday, something NDP leader Thomas Mulcair left him “very relieved”.

Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy attended a news conference hosted by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Tuesday at Ryerson University in Toronto. CJFE Executive Director Tom Henheffer hailed his return as an “exciting day for Canadians” and said it stands as an example of persistent, grass roots work resulting in positive effort.

He spent years reporting extensively from the Middle East covering the war in Iraq , the Arab Spring and after years of bringing important issues to people worldwide Mohamed Fahmy became the story. Now the award-winning journalist is re-counting his imprisonment in a brand new book and he sat down with Global News while in...

Mohamed Fahmy and Amnesty International Canada called for more effective action to defend the rights of Canadians abroad at a news conference in Ottawa Tuesday morning.

Once-imprisoned Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy joined Amnesty International in calling for the Canadian government to take greater action to address Canadians imprisoned abroad. The 12-point “Protection Charter” will outline steps to reform Canada’s consular laws, policies and practices when dealing with Canadians imprisoned abroad.

Sat, May 7: Egyptian-Canadian Journalist Mohamed Fahmy spoke at a public forum in Halifax about the over 400 days he spent in a maximum security prison.He was arrested in December 2013 on terrorism charges. He’s in the city as a guest speaker for the 35th Atlantic Journalism Awards. Alexa Maclean reports.