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Photographer: Eman Helal
Title: I am blind, but see
Location: Cairo, Egypt
  

Reda Abdul Aziz, 20 years old, worked as a motor tricycle "toktok" driver. He lost both his eyes on November 20th, 2011 after being shot by police during clashes with demonstrators on Mohamed Mahmoud Street and Tahrir Square. Demonstrators were demanding free elections and that the SCAF (Supreme Council of Armed Forces) step down. In the clashes, 21 demonstrators were killed, thousands were wounded (all injuries were in eyes and chest.The incident prompted Amnesty International to demand the total halt of export of weapons and tear gas to Egypt. He is photographed at home on November 21th 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.

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