Photographer & director Shady Habash dies at the age of 24 in Egyptian prison
Egyptian photographer and music video director Shady Habash dies in Tora prison, Cairo, at the age of 24.
After almost 800 days in prison, photographer and music video director Shady Habash dies in Tora Prison, Cairo, on May 2nd 2020, from health issues yet not specified.
Shady Habash was imprisoned since March 2018, after the release of Egyptian artist Ramy Essam’s song and music video, Balaha. As an acknowledged photographer and director Shady was constantly working on Middle Eastern projects, and Balaha was just one of the many music videos that Shady directed in his career. Shady didn’t have anything to do with the content of the song.
The charges against Shady Habash included being a member of a terrorist group, spreading false news, abuse of social-media networks, blasphemy, contempt of religion and insulting the military.
A verdict was never given.
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