Egypt frees long-held Al Jazeera journalist amid thaw with Qatar
The release of Hisham Abdelaziz comes as Egypt and Qatar are working to normalize their relations after years of tension, even as Cairo continues its crackdown on journalists.
Egyptian authorities released Al Jazeera journalist Hisham Abdelaziz, who had been held in pretrial detention for nearly four years, on Monday.
The Qatar-based Al Jazeera network announced the news of Abdelaziz’s release on its website. The journalist’s family also confirmed the release. His wife, Samira el-Taher, tweeted on Monday a picture of him, captioned “Hisham is on the ground, praise be to God.”
هشام علي الأسفلت
اللهم لك الحمد 🙏 pic.twitter.com/xtsDGsf2ro— samira eltaher (@samira_eltaher) April 30, 2023
