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HARDtalk: Mohamed Fahmy

01/10/2015 GMT

BBC News - HARDtalk, Mohamed Fahmy

Stephen Sackur talks to former al Jazeera English bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy.

Former al Jazeera English bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy was imprisoned on terrorist charges by the Egyptian government then pardoned. What's his message now he's free to speak?

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's free to speak.

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