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Egypt Frees Journalist After 4 Years In Prison
Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar's Al Jazeera, arrived at his home in greater Cairo Saturday after four years in an Egyptian jail, an AFP journalist reported, amid thawing relations between the countries.
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Egypt Sentences 75 To Death Over Clashes, Journalist Gets 5 Years
An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences against 75 people, in one of the largest mass trials since the 2011 uprising, and gave a five-year jail term to an award-winning photojournalist.
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Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Leaves Egypt for Canada
Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera television freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, announced Tuesday he was flying home.
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Egypt's Fattah al-Sisi Pardons Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Egypt's president today pardoned Al-Jazeera's jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his colleague Baher Mohamed, who were sentenced last month to three years in prison, the presidency said.
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Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail by Egypt Court
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison on Saturday, in a shock ruling following global demands for their acquittal.
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Australia's Peter Greste Urges Help for Other Jailed Reporters
Journalists still detained in Egypt should not be forgotten, freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste said in an address in London on Thursday.
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At Least 9 More Journalists in Egyptian Jails: Rights Groups
While two jailed Al-Jazeera reporters were freed today pending a retrial, rights groups say at least nine more journalists still languish in Egyptian prisons.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Freed on First Day of Egypt Retrial
An Egyptian court ordered the release of two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists today pending retrial, after they spent more than 400 days in prison in a case that sparked worldwide outrage.
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Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters' Trial Starts in Egypt
The retrial of two imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists opened today in Egypt with the defence of a Canadian reporter demanding he be freed like his Australian colleague.
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Egypt Sets Retrial Date for Jailed Journalists, Says Lawyer
Egyptian authorities have set Feb. 12 as the start date of a retrial for two jailed Al Jazeera journalists, the lawyer for one of the defendants said today.
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Freed Reporter Peter Greste to Fight for Colleagues Still in Cairo Jail
Australian journalist Peter Greste will keep fighting to free his colleagues still jailed in Egypt, his family said today, after he was released following more than 400 days in prison on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Family Celebrates Australian Reporter Peter Greste's Release
The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste expressed their joy on Monday at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two colleagues still in prison would not be forgotten.
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Canada Foreign Minister Discusses Jailed Journalists During Egypt Visit
Canada's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that he had held "constructive and fruitful" talks with his Egyptian counterpart over three Al-Jazeera journalists, including one with dual citizenship, who have been detained in Egypt on terror charges for more than a year.
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Australia Working to Bring Al-Jazeera Journalist Home: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday Australia was engaging daily with the Egyptian government "at the highest level" to bring home jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Face More Jail Time, Seek Deportation
Three Al-Jazeera journalists faced today the prospect of at least several more weeks in Egyptian prison, with two of them awaiting a decision on whether they can be deported, lawyers and relatives said.
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Egypt Frees Journalist After 4 Years In Prison
Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar's Al Jazeera, arrived at his home in greater Cairo Saturday after four years in an Egyptian jail, an AFP journalist reported, amid thawing relations between the countries.
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Egypt Sentences 75 To Death Over Clashes, Journalist Gets 5 Years
An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences against 75 people, in one of the largest mass trials since the 2011 uprising, and gave a five-year jail term to an award-winning photojournalist.
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Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Leaves Egypt for Canada
Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera television freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, announced Tuesday he was flying home.
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Egypt's Fattah al-Sisi Pardons Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Egypt's president today pardoned Al-Jazeera's jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his colleague Baher Mohamed, who were sentenced last month to three years in prison, the presidency said.
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Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail by Egypt Court
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison on Saturday, in a shock ruling following global demands for their acquittal.
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Australia's Peter Greste Urges Help for Other Jailed Reporters
Journalists still detained in Egypt should not be forgotten, freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste said in an address in London on Thursday.
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At Least 9 More Journalists in Egyptian Jails: Rights Groups
While two jailed Al-Jazeera reporters were freed today pending a retrial, rights groups say at least nine more journalists still languish in Egyptian prisons.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Freed on First Day of Egypt Retrial
An Egyptian court ordered the release of two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists today pending retrial, after they spent more than 400 days in prison in a case that sparked worldwide outrage.
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Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters' Trial Starts in Egypt
The retrial of two imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists opened today in Egypt with the defence of a Canadian reporter demanding he be freed like his Australian colleague.
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Egypt Sets Retrial Date for Jailed Journalists, Says Lawyer
Egyptian authorities have set Feb. 12 as the start date of a retrial for two jailed Al Jazeera journalists, the lawyer for one of the defendants said today.
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Freed Reporter Peter Greste to Fight for Colleagues Still in Cairo Jail
Australian journalist Peter Greste will keep fighting to free his colleagues still jailed in Egypt, his family said today, after he was released following more than 400 days in prison on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Family Celebrates Australian Reporter Peter Greste's Release
The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste expressed their joy on Monday at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two colleagues still in prison would not be forgotten.
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Canada Foreign Minister Discusses Jailed Journalists During Egypt Visit
Canada's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that he had held "constructive and fruitful" talks with his Egyptian counterpart over three Al-Jazeera journalists, including one with dual citizenship, who have been detained in Egypt on terror charges for more than a year.
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Australia Working to Bring Al-Jazeera Journalist Home: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday Australia was engaging daily with the Egyptian government "at the highest level" to bring home jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Face More Jail Time, Seek Deportation
Three Al-Jazeera journalists faced today the prospect of at least several more weeks in Egyptian prison, with two of them awaiting a decision on whether they can be deported, lawyers and relatives said.
