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Egypt: Journalists Jailed for Life in Cairo
CPJ, 11 April 2015
A court in Cairo sentenced three Egyptian journalists to life in prison today, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the convictions and… Read more »
A court in Cairo has sentenced three journalists to life behind bars for "spreading chaos" and " false information".
Journalists protest (file photo)
Australian journalist Peter Greste, arrested in Egypt with his colleagues Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, has been deported to Australia. Read more »
The journalists from Qatari news network al-Jazeera were sentenced to seven to ten years in prison for charges including creating a "terrorist media cell". Read more »
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