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Al Jazeera Journalists Released as Egypt's President Pardons 100 Prisoners
The reported pardons came a day before Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi plans to head to New York for the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. Sisi also announced them on his Facebook page.
Family of Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Says Releases Are 'About Nationality'
The family of jailed Al Jazeera journalist Baher Mohamed spoke to VICE News about his condition and why he remains behind bars while his colleagues are freed.
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.
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.