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World Jun 18

Egypt finalizes death ruling for Al Jazeera journalists tried in abstentia

By Kamala Kelkar

World Oct 16

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Journalist Mohamed Fahmy on ‘brutal’ experience in Egyptian supermax prison

Before his release in September, Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy spent more than 400 days locked up in the terrorism wing of “Scorpion” prison in Egypt. He had no way to tell time, and was sleeping on the floor of…

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World Feb 12

Egyptian court grants bail to Al Jazeera journalists

An Egyptian court has freed two detained Al Jazeera journalists on bail after a retrial overturned a previous verdict that had found them guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamic group.

By Joshua Barajas

World Feb 02

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What’s next for two Al Jazeera journalists still imprisoned in Egypt?

After the release of Peter Greste, Jeffrey Brown talks to Borzou Daragahi of the Financial Times in Cairo about the intense international pressure put on Egypt to release the jailed Al Jazeera journalists, and the decision to impose a mass…

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World Feb 02

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For freed Al Jazeera journalist, relief mixed with concern for jailed colleagues

Australian journalist Peter Greste has been released from a Cairo prison after being convicted for aiding the Muslim Brotherhood and being jailed for more than a year. Meanwhile, his two Al Jazeera colleagues remain behind bars. Separately, a judge sentenced…

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