Latest in Tag: Peter Greste Highlight
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Cairo Criminal Court releases reasoning behind Al Jazeera trial verdict
Qatar created special channel to work on toppling Egyptian regime, says Cairo court

High-profile figures to push for Fahmy’s deportation, others hope for presidential pardon
Al Jazeera trial verdicts raise more concerns on press freedom and journalists’ detention
In Pictures: Anger, grief on surprise verdict handed to Al Jazeera journalists
The courtroom erupted in shock and grief as the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Saturday three Al Jazeera journalists to three years in prison on Saturday, in the final re-trial session of a case that received global media and public attention. Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed are sentenced under a strict term. Mohamed was …

Al Jazeera journalists return to jail in shock verdict
Journalists and students receive three years, two students acquitted

Al Jazeera re-trial further postponed to 29 August
Disappointed Mohamed says he wanted this over with, Al Jazeera manager calls delay “very frustrating”
UPDATE: Al-Jazeera re-trial case adjourned to 2 August
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed expected court verdict

‘Will justice be served this Thursday?’ (1):Journalists
‘I am a realist who understands that the outcome of this trial may also be decided by factors other than evidence,’ says Mohamed Fahmy

Verdict to be delivered on Al Jazeera retrial in July
Case also involves students, including Sohaib Al-Haddad who was forcibly disappeared with Esraa El-Taweel at the beginning of June

Al Jazeera journalist released by German authorities
German Foreign Ministry suggested Monday that extradition to a country with the death penalty would be unlikely

Al Jazeera calls for release of Egyptian journalist in Germany
As confusion surrounds legal basis of detention, journalist Mansour holds there is no Interpol warrant against him

Former Al Jazeera journalist to sue network
Mohamed Fahmy seeks $100m in compensation for manipulation and negligence of staff

Al Jazeera trial adjourned to June
The court is to listen to pleas in the next session

New technical committee to examine ‘video evidence’ in Al Jazeera retrial
Journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s passport ‘still missing’

Al Jazeera journalists want their IDs back from Egyptian authorities
‘We have no identity, our movement in the streets is getting harder every day,’ journalists say

Al-Sisi promises pardon of Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt respects judiciary and I can’t interfere to pardon them until final verdict released, Al-Sisi said

Court postpones Al Jazeera trial to 8 March
Defence lawyers make their claims in next court hearing

Photojournalist Shawkan’s detention extended indefinitely
Abu Zeid has already spent 552 days in jail without trial

Al Jazeera journalist highlights international bias against Egyptian journalists
Baher Mohamed is the 30-year-old Al Jazeera journalist whose Egyptian citizenship prevented him an equal chance for freedom like his co-defendants Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste. The media has rarely highlighted Mohamed’s case, but the journalist is now speaking of the increasingly unfair situation. Daily News Egypt visited Mohamed’s house and spoke to his wife …

Canadian PM calls for Mohamed Fahmy’s immediate release
Al Jazeera journalists to be re-tried tomorrow

Amal Clooney requests meeting with Al-Sisi over Fahmy release
Fahmy’s Egyptian counsel informed by Egyptian officials that release imminent, says Clooney

Imprisoned photojournalist sends world SOS message
Mahmoud “Shawkan” Abou Zied offers condolences for journalists with Egyptian nationality, expresses willingness to drop it for his freedom

Baher Mohamed’s lawyer demands release as Greste, Fahmy walk free
“Egyptian citizenship violates your rights and puts you behind bars,” says activist Aida Seif El-Dawla

UPDATE: Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste out of prison
The Australian journalist has been detained in Egypt for almost 400 days

Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste out of prison: Sources
The Australian journalist has been detained in Egypt for almost 400 days

Jailed Al Jazeera journalist demands more effort from Canadian government
Anyone can become a victim of political turbulence in Egypt, says Fahmy

Al Jazeera’s lawyer bailed out on the defendants, so we paid for our own: Mohamed Fahmy’s fiancée
Marwa Omara speaks to Daily News Egypt about the details of Fahmy’s arrest, and the circumstances surrounding it

Egypt-Canada negotiate the release of Al-Jazeera’s Mohamed Fahmy
Family’s hope on Canadian FM’s visit to Egypt to obtain release ‘before’ retrial, says fiancée

The fading faces of opposition media under Al-Sisi’s Egypt
Egyptian media formed Al-Sisi’s personality cult and is constantly emphasising the fight against “terrorism”

Campaign to free Peter Greste: ‘A pen is mightier than a sword’
Australian blogger launches a campaign to send pens to Al-Mazraa prison, in solidarity with imprisoned journalist
Egyptian businessman to request investigation into Dutch journalist
Businessman in the Netherlands working with Egyptian embassy to file a request to the Dutch authorities to investigate Rena Netjes over spreading “lies” about Egypt