Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
"I AM FREE," reads a tweet by Baher Mohamed, one of three colleagues who had been imprisoned under accusations of falsifying news. The court has scheduled further proceedings for Feb. 23. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 9, 2015
Human rights attorney Amal Clooney wrote to Egyptian President al-Sisi on Saturday, requesting a meeting with him regarding the fate of her client, Mohamed Fahmy, former bureau chief of Al-Jazeera English in Egypt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 2, 2015
On Sunday afternoon Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, who along with two colleagues had been jailed for more than a year by the Egyptian government, was winging his way to Cyprus to eventually return to his family in Australia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 23, 2014
The principle of free speech was savaged as Egypt's judiciary sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists with up to a decade in prison on charges of aiding terrorists and endangering national security. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKJun 9, 2014
Three journalists could see more than a decade in an Egyptian prison for the crime of doing their job, and the media and governments of the West are shamefully silent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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