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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced
DW, 29 August 2015
An Egyptian court has handed down a three-year prison sentence at the retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists accused of supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Read more »
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Egypt: New Guilty Verdicts Against Al Jazeera Journalists 'Make a Mockery of Justice'
AI London, 29 August 2015
'The charges against Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were always baseless and politicised, and they should never have been arrested and tried in the first place.' Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt's Foreign Ministry Summons British Ambassador for Comments On Al Jazeera Trial
Aswat Masriya, 30 August 2015
British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson was summoned by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, in a show of "strong objection" by Egypt to Casson's comments on the prison terms… Read more »
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Egypt: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Summons British Ambassador
Egypt Online, 30 August 2015
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the British Ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, on 30 August 2015, to express its strong objection to the statement he issued, which the… Read more »
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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Tunis Afrique Presse, 29 August 2015
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license, broadcasting material harmful to Egypt and… Read more »
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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to 3 Years for Spreading False News
Aswat Masriya, 29 August 2015
An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday three journalists who worked for the Qatari news network Al Jazeera to three years of maximum security prison for spreading false news. Read more »
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Egypt: UN Chief 'Deeply Regrets' Al Jazeera Sentences
UN News, 30 August 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed "deep regret' over the decision by the Egyptian court of Cassation to uphold the sentencing of several Al Jazeera… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Conviction of Al Jazeera Journalists 'Outrageous'
IPI, 29 August 2015
The three-year sentence handed today to three Al Jazeera journalists by an Egyptian court is "outrageous and disgraceful", the International Press Institute (IPI) said. Read more »
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Egypt: CPJ Condemns Conviction, Sentence in Egypt's Retrial of Al-Jazeera Journalists
CPJ, 29 August 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction of three Al-Jazeera journalists in their retrial in Egypt today. A Cairo court sentenced Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Baher… Read more »