Bassem Sabry
Egyptian journalist, blogger, and civil rights campaigner
About Bassem Sabry
Lived 1982 – 2014 (aged 31). Bassem Sabry was an Egyptian journalist, writer and film producer.
Bassem Sabry (25 October 1982 – 29 April 2014) was an Egyptian journalist, blogger, civil rights campaigner who had reported extensively on the Egyptian Revolution and the founder of COMET which stands for "Conference on marketing, economics and trade".
Al-Monitor eulogized him as being "widely considered to be among the most incisive and respected analysts of the country’s politics." He died on 29 April 2014 at the age of 31 in an ostensible accident after falling from the balcony of a Cairo apartment.
Awards Free Media Pioneer Award (Al-Monitor), 2014
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Who was Bassem Sabry?
Egyptian journalist, blogger, and civil rights campaigner (1982-2014)
When was Bassem Sabry born?
Bassem Sabry was born on 25 October 1982 in Egypt.
When did Bassem Sabry die?
Bassem Sabry died on 29 April 2014 in Giza.
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Bassem Sabry was a journalist, writer and film producer.
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Bassem Sabry was Egyptian.
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