Peter Greste
Egypt Releases Jailed Al Jazeera Correspondent Peter Greste
Greste and two other Al Jazeera staffers — both still imprisoned — were sentenced to at least seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges last year.
Canadian Foreign Minister Hoping to Meet with Egyptian President to Try and Free Mohamed Fahmy
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is holding a second round of meetings to try and liberate Canadian al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy.
The Canadian Government Won't Help Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Get Out of Egyptian Jail
A Canadian journalist imprisoned in Egypt has called out the Canadian Prime Minister after a visit by Foreign Minister John Baird failed to end his more than year-long nightmare.
Egypt Jails Journalists, and America Sends Military Aid
Though Egypt just sentenced three journalists to jail, the US is going ahead with a plan to send the country more than $500 million in aid.
Egypt Sentenced Three Journalists to Jail for Doing Their Job
Egyptian judges have been prone to extreme and barely explicable decisions, including throwing mass death sentences around like confetti, but when you have seen a farce happen in front of you—and that is what this trial with its guilty verdict was—it's...
Al Jazeera Journalists Jailed for Seven Years After Bizarre Egyptian Trial
Three Al Jazeera employees have been sentenced to seven years behind bars after a controversial trial featuring some very weird evidence.
Lawyers Request Maximum Sentence For Al Jazeera Journalists on Trial in Egypt
Legal teams made closing statements in court today for the three journalists who are accused of trying to damage the country's reputation.
Witnesses Undermine Egypt's Case Against Al Jazeera Journalists
The Al Jazeera English employees have been held since December and are being tried on charges like doctoring video footage.
Even Weirder Evidence Surfaces as Egypt Al Jazeera Trial Edges Towards Verdict
A recording of the Gotye hit song “Somebody That I Used To Know,” and footage of sheep farming and football has been displayed in court.
Defense Lawyers Abruptly Quit in Egypt's Adjourned Al Jazeera Trial
The prosecution demanded $170,000 for evidence and three lawyers quit in the first hearing of three Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo.
The Reporter on Hunger Strike in an Egyptian Prison Might Slip Into a Coma
Abdullah Elshamy is suffering from the beginnings of kidney failure, anaemia, low blood pressure, and blood glucose deficiency.
Al Jazeera's $150M Suit Against Egypt Could Jeopardize Its Journalist's Trial
The network claims that Egypt has breached both international law and the terms of a bilateral investment treaty with Qatar.