Feb 02 Watch 2:14 For freed Al Jazeera journalist, relief mixed with concern for jailed colleagues By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:34 Why journalists face greater harm in an age of abundant and accessible media By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch How three ‘ordinary journalists’ were caught between Egypt and Qatar By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 2:03 Will a retrial in Egypt free three jailed journalists? By PBS News Hour 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,… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 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… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Egypt’s conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading