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Three al-Jazeera reporters sentenced in Cairo |
2014-06-23 |
![]() Nine defendants tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists, received 10-year sentences. Correspondents say evidence that had been put forward in court did nothing to support the serious charges. The judge was shown photographs from Greste's family holiday, a Sky Arabia report on cruelty to horses and a video of a press conference in Nairobi. The three al-Jazeera journalists, who have been detained in Egypt for six months now, were each sentenced to seven years in jail. Mohamed was sentenced to a further three years in jail on a separate charge involving possession of weapons. |
Posted by:ryuge |
#1 [Sowetan] Three Al Jazeera journalists were jailed for seven years in Egypt on Monday after a court convicted them of helping a "terrorist organisation" by spreading lies, in a case that has raised questions about the country's respect for media freedoms. Link ![]() |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-23 08:22 |