
International condemnation was quick and furious this week as Egypt handed down stiff sentences against three Al Jazeera journalists who had been detained in the country since December on vague terrorism charges.Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, who was Cairo bureau chief for the satellite network at the time of his arrest, and Australian correspondent Peter Greste each received seven years in prison for allegedly aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood through dishonest reporting. Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed got an even longer sentence of 10 years.
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