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Tears of Happiness as Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists Are Finally Released
Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are to be released pending retrial after more than 400 days in jail. Yet thousands of Egyptians remain behind bars, thanks to a crackdown since July 2013.
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.
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.
Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Is Actually Kind of a Dick
On World Press Freedom Day, VICE News Editor-In-Chief Jason Mojica weighs in on the lionization of journalists.
Why Are Journalists Being Imprisoned in Egypt?
The interim government is clamping down on its critics, which means imprisoning journalists from Al Jazeera and other media outlets. Increasingly, the only permitted speech is that which praises the authorities.
Controlling Egypt’s Narrative, Controlling Egypt’s Streets
In a region as volatile as Egypt, control of the media can mean running the country's politics.