John Doyle for the Globe and Mail;

At the heart of the story is a man trapped in circles of hell, inside a circumstance not of his own making. Freedom is within his grasp and then disappears because of the actions of others. (Canada's then-minister of foreign affairs, John Baird, made a grave error in the Fahmy case.) Fahmy's frustration mounted and, today, living in Vancouver, it still seethes. That's why he's "half-free." His energy now is directed at helping the families of the wrongfully imprisoned and ceaselessly talking about the number of journalists who are in jail around the world for doing their jobs.

Mohamed Fahmy’s story – trapped in several circles of hell

Watch “Mohamed Fahmy: Half Free” at 9pm on Sunday Oct 01 on CBC.

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