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Former Al Jazeera English Bureau Chief - Mohamed Fahmy

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mohamed Fahmy, the former al Jazeera English bureau chief in Cairo who was convicted and imprisoned on terrorist charges by the Egyptian government.

In too many countries around the world independent journalists pay a high price for simply doing their job. They risk intimidation, imprisonment or worse. Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Mohamed Fahmy, the former Al Jazeera English bureau chief in Cairo who was convicted and imprisoned on terrorist charges by the Egyptian government. In his first broadcast interview since being pardoned, Stephen asks him what his message is now he is free to speak.

(Photo: Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy gives an interview in Cairo after his release from an Egyptian jail. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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