Egypt jails three Al-Jazeera journalists
According to AFP/TNHK, on August 29, the Cairo Court (Egypt) sentenced three journalists of Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV channel to three years in prison for supporting the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).
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| From left to right: Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste, Baher Mohamed. (Source: Al-Jazeera) |
Previously, the court had postponed the trials several times since the journalists of the TV channel - including Mohamed Fahmy (Canada), Baher Mohamed (Egypt), Peter Greste (Australia) - were arrested in December 2013.
In 2014, an Egyptian judge sentenced Greste and Fahmy to seven years in prison, while giving Mohamed a 10-year sentence.
On the same day, Canada expressed disappointment with the sentence handed down to Mr. Mohamed Fahmy and called for the immediate release of this journalist.
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she was "disappointed" with the Egyptian Court's ruling.
UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood also stated: "These sentences will destroy confidence in Egypt's efforts towards long-term and sustainable stability, based on the implementation of the rights stipulated in the country's constitution."
The European Union (EU) issued a statement on the same day calling the Cairo Court's ruling "a step backward for freedom of expression in Egypt"./.
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