tom akerman in washington, d.c.om thank you. >>> still to come here on al jazeera, britain's defense minister visits peshmerga forces in iraq. stay with us. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> on the stream, >> dark money gone digital how the tech industry is shelling out record amounts on political causes and being more secretive about it than most industries >> the stream on al jazeera america ♪ vrng welcome back. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. libya's court has ruled the parliament elected in june is illegal. the parliam