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Feb 02

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

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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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Feb 01

Egypt releases jailed Al Jazeera journalist

By Elisabeth Ponsot

Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, who had been imprisoned for 400 days on terrorism charges in Egypt, was released from a Cairo jail Sunday and deported back to his native Australia.

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Jan 07

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Why journalists face greater harm in an age of abundant and accessible media

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Jan 01

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How three ‘ordinary journalists’ were caught between Egypt and Qatar

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After a year in jail, three Al Jazeera journalists accused of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood could be released after Egypt’s highest court accepted requests for an appeal and granted all three a retrial. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Borzou Daragahi of…

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Jan 01

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Will a retrial in Egypt free three jailed journalists?

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Three Al Jazeera journalists jailed for more than a year have been granted a retrial by Egypt’s top appeals court, acknowledging flaws in the initial trial. The news is the first sign of hope for the prisoners and their families,…

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Jan 01

Top Egypt court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists

By Ruth Tam

After appealing the charge of spreading false news and conspiring with Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, three Al-Jazeera journalists who have been jailed for more than a year are getting a retrial.

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Dec 29

Al Jazeera journalists mark one year in Egyptian jail

By Justin Scuiletti

Monday marked one year since the arrests of three Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo.

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Jun 23

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Crackdown on Al Jazeera journalists helps government control Egypt’s narrative

By Ariel Min

The controversial convictions of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt are among the most high-profile cases in a general crackdown on dissent. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Michael Hanna of the…

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Jun 23

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Egypt’s conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry

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The Egyptian court where Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges broke into pandemonium when their jail sentences were announced. Jeffrey Brown reports the trial was widely dismissed by Western officials…

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Jun 23

Sentencing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt ‘chilling,’ Kerry says

By Associated Press

BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that the sentencing of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Cairo to 7-to 10-year prison terms is chilling. He says he is voicing his concern to Egypt’s foreign minister.

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