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Egypt Court Jails International Journalists For 7 - 10 Years
Egypt Court Jails International Journalists For 7 - 10 Years
ReutersJun 23, 2014, 14:45 IST
REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi NewspaperAl Jazeera journalist Peter Greste of Australia stands in a metal cage during his trial in a court in Cairo March 24, 2014. Greste is one of several Al Jazeera journalists Egypt put on trial on charges of aiding members of a "terrorist organisation", in a case that human rights groups say shows the authorities are trampling on freedom of expression.
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian judge sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists on Monday to seven years in jail after finding them guilty on charges including helping a "terrorist organization" by publishing lies.
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The three include Australian Peter Greste, Al Jazeera's Kenya-based correspondent, and Canadian-Egyptian national Mohamed Fahmy, bureau chief of Al Jazeera English.
A third defendant, Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, received an additional three-year jail sentence on a separate charge involving possession of weapons.
Another 11 defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years.
(Reporting by Maggie Fick; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
