i first met bader mohammed, we first worked together in the summer of 2013 in cairo. he said a lasting impression on me because he was everything you want in a young journalist. he was energic, always engaged. always relentlessly professional. he was calm under the pressure of deadline. he was always asking the right questions and wanted to find out more about the stories we were covering. he was a good person to have on your team. these were stressful days and dangerous days, and he was the right person to have with you. one of the most amazing things about him, despite the fact that he was egyptian and w we were covering the tumultuous events in his country, i never knew what he felt about it. he never revealed his political views, and i thought that was professional balance of impartiality. i fervor lent hope, as we want to see him back where he belongs, back with his family and eventually back doing what he is so good at, being a journalist. i would love to see him again. i would love to work with him again. >> we'll bring you much more coverage of the al jazeera

three al jazeera journalists peter greste and mohammed fahmy sentenced to seven years and bader mohammed more because of alleged possession of weapons. al jazeera correspondent peter greste and mohammed fahmy and bad er mohammed sentenced to five years behind bars. there are angry reactions from journalists. and disbelief from the families. >> i'll be very interested to hear his reasons for giving that verdict. it doesn't make any sense. >> it clearly is a corrupt and proud lent verdict. everything is wrong with it. the response from the australian government wa. >> this verdict does nothing for egyptian claims to be on the trend of democracy and the australia government urges the government of egypt to reflect on the situation in egypt. >> six of al jazeera journalists have been tried in absentia and tensed each to ten years in prison. they are accused of spreading false news and aiding the maui they have been labeled a terrorist organization. a four al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy had been released without charge. the trial brings global outcry. the newly elected president of eg

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are on trial falsely accused of supporting of muslim brotherhood. the prosecutor is asking for the maximum jail terms. 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste seven years. and they are not alone. abdullah elshamy is also in prison. but without charge. he's been if on a hunger strike for five months. his health is declining. their families are getting increasingly frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case in what in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> other journalists have also found themselves being called enemies of the state. activists, too. a court sentencing abdullah fatah to 15 years. he's. charged enemy of the state. >> al jazeera continues to reject all the charges against our team in egypt and we demand their immediate release. >> arlington national cemetery celebrating year 150. the cemetery established back in 1864. >>> vietnam and china continue to butt heads. we take to the seas for a first-hand look at the escalat escalating tension betwee

bader mohammed an extra three years because of possession of weapons. >> my god, my god. >> that's crazy. that's crazy. that's absolutely crazy. >> reporter: it's clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. the case is politically motivated and everything is wrong with it. >> the response from the australian government. >> this kind of verdict does nothing to support egypt's claim beyon to be on a trend of democracy. 9 australian government urges the government of egypt to reflect the message they are sending to the world about the situation in egypt. >> reporter: six of al jazeera journalists have been tried in abstentia. they have been accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist organization. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy was released last week after being imprisoned since august. abdullah elshamy had been on a hunger strike. the newly elected president al sisi has promised to tackle the many issues of egypt. this raises serious questions about egypt's freedom of the media. >> she has condemned egypt for crushin

on monday mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste stood ones again in the courtroom cage. it was the final day for defense lawyers to put forward their argument. but they'll have to wait until june 23rd to hear the verdict. the egyptian prosecution has asked for the maximum sentences. that means mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste could get seven years. >> we've been treated as if in fact, we were terrorists. we're being locked up all day. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: they're all falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges. and since they were arrested on december 29th they have repeatedly demanded their release. >> they have not done anything that they should be facing trial for. i believe the court will acquit them. >> reporter: since the overthrow mohamed morsi last year dozens of journalists and activists have been imprisoned. many without charge. rights groups and media organizations around the world have been joining the call for them to be released. erik with a woods, al jazeera. >> a georgia inmate

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste remain in prison. we have the details. >> reporter: scenes of jubilation at the entrance of a cairo police station as friends, family, and other journa journalists welcomed the release of abdullah elshamy. for ten months he was held in prison without charge. for all that time he maintained he had done nothing wrong. >> everybody who is a freedom fighter, journalist or anyone doing his work with honesty has won. this specific experience has changed my life. i'm not the person i was any more. i'm more determined than before to carry on with this struggle not just because of me, but because of everyone to be able to do their jobs. >> reporter: the change in his physical appearance was dramatic. compared with when he was detained in august, while reporting on protests following the removal of mohammed morsi. five months into his detention elshamy went on hunger strike. just days before this video was broadcast he said he was placed in solitary confinement and force fed, but he said he would not stop his pr

they want 15 years in jail for missouri an mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for 17 years. abdullah elshamy has been held without charge since august of last year and has been on hunger strike for four months. al jazeera continues to demand the release of all its journalists detained in egypt. >> world cup kicks off on thursday. subway staffers have been on strike for the past five days. they're demanding higher wages and fought with police during demonstrations. it is causing chaos for brazil. students are showing their support as we report. >> it is completely struck down because of the strike. you'll see what is left from this morning when a couple of hundred protesters, mostly university students active tests started burning trash completely blocking traffic in this major intersection. that's when police came in, fired tear gas. these student protesters were just showing their support for the metro workers. they're on strike. the metro workers are entering their fifth day causing traffic chaos throughout the city. >> let's take you live now to where iran's president an

the courts want 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. >> severalomen were attacked during his inauguration. president sisi is shown on tv promising the woman. seven men were charged with the attack following celebrations for al sisi's swearing in as president. >> angela jolie is at the forum of u.k. against sexual violence. it comes after a well publicized attacks against women. >> many are never reported, it's clear that it's all too common. in syria the number of rape victims is thoughts to be in the tens of thousands, that includes a good proportion of men. up to 77% of women are thought to have been victims of sexual violence during liberia's conflicts. the numbers have been put at more than 1,000 a day in 2011. but compare those figures with these from countries at peace. 950 rapes per day reported in the united states in 2012. 177 per day in south africa in that same period. and just 46 per day in sweden, which was the highest rate of the reported sexual assaults in europe. >> they hope that the summit will encourage governments from all over

brotherhood, last week egyptian prosecutors demanded the maximum penalty. 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste seven years. meanwhile, al jazeera's correspondent abdullah elshamy also in prison in egypt has his detention extended another 45 days. he has been held without charge since last august and has been on a hunger strike. he insists he will not break his fast until he's released. his lawyer requested his immediate release on medical grounds. >>> vietnam said it wants u.s. to play a greater role in the south sea dispute. there have been regular clashes between vessels we have more from the border of a secre vietnamese coast guard boat. >> reporter: soon after first light the order was given and we were advancing across the sea. just visible on the horizon the rig, and between us and it, a formidable vi chinese fleet. they've used water canons and rammed them to keep them from getting to the rig. >> this maritime area belongs-- >> as we were intercepted the pre-recorded announcement telling the chinese they're not welcome here in three different languages. >> we're soon b

they want 15 years for missour mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for 17 years. abdullah elshamy has been held since august of last year with no charges. he insists he will not break his fast until he is released. >>> there has been two months of blood shed in the east. david chater reports. >> training on the shore of the sea looping the coast of russia and crimea. the latest recruits to ukraine's battle against the up rising in the east. these volunteers have joined a special force raised by the interior ministry in kiev. they're getting basic training before being sent to the front line in the self declared people's republics bordering russia. just over the horizon are some of the volunteers who have com come from cr crimea. they've also come from sweden, from italy. >> reporter: but the one threat that takes all of these men on howing tis they believe in national socialism. they are all neo-fascist. this volunteer has adopted the battle name of murman. >> soon i will not belong to my country. we will be like the indians in america. >> reporter: an one man lef

on thursday egyptian prosecutors have requested the max sentence 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. abdullah elshamy has been held without charges since august last year. he insists wil he will not stop his hunger strike until he's released. >>> a ceremony honoring maya angelou was held in north carolina. she died last week age 86. >>> it looks like the end of the road for an old favorite in india after 60 years. the maker of india's ambassador car has halted production at its plant. >> the unmistakable rev of an ambassador. it's a sound that she has heard and cherished her whole life. >> i love my car. >> growing up in india it's the only vehicle her father drove. and now she's carrying on the family tradition. >> for me it represents memories of childhood. we spent a lot of time traveling out of town with the family. >> for decades it was the only car available in india, and it was used by everyone from the prime minister to taxi drivers. but this may be it's last ambassador. it's maker announced it was indefinitely suspended operations at its pl

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were back on court on monday. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy has been held without charges for nine months. he also requested a doctor report to document his poor health. >>> five guantanamo detainees were exchanged for u.s. sgt. sgt. bowe bergdahl. >> they stopped halfway to be greeted by a taliban based group in the capitol. there is no video of the two or leaders. they were all detained for is it years in guantanamo. their release was part of a prisoner swap. in exchange for their release the taliban-freed soldier bowe bergdahl, who spent five years in captivity, the deal was criticized by members of the congress who said it would embolden taliban to kidnap more george this is shocking to me. especially without coming to congress. and putting five people potentially back on the battlefield even though hour troops are out in 2016, it's shocking that the president went along with the timeline like he did in iraq you have five people on the ground targeting american troops, afghan troops and the a

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste has been behind bars for 175 days. they have been falsely accused of collaborating with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges and continues to demand the release from these charges. >>> footage appears to be from syria's eastern province which has seen the scene of heavy fighting in recent days. we have reports. [ protesting ] >> reporter: a group of syrian children head to summer camp but this is not a school-based trick. these boys are learning how to fight for the group known as the islamic state in iraq and the levant. this video posted online on saturday is said to have been filmed by the group recently. the children are encouraged to familiarize themselves with weapons and then to fire them. others are instructed in religious thought and then pledge their allegiance. >> this is a message to the leaders of jihad and the whole islamic nation, and to say that we will spend our lives in jihad, and we will give up our weapons until we have victory or martyrdom. >> pickpictures have been apparently

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been imprisoned for 170 days. they're charged with supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their immediate release. egypt is also holding al jazeera arabic correspondent since last august without charge. his health is detearating rapidly. >>> now russia has cut its supply of gas to ukraine and is suing over unpaid bills of $4.5 billion. the ukrainian prime minister said the dispute is part of a plan to destroy ukraine. from doneskt we have reports. >> reporter: ukraine's gas tap has officially been turned off. russia's gas and ukraine has failed to solve a dispute that has been bubbling away for months and moscow said it's now time to pay up. they are accusing russia of using gas to destabilize the country. >> it's absolutely clear that yesterday's behavior is part of a plan that started with the annexation of crimea, and then the delivery of russia into ukrainian territory and now economic pressure on our country. >> reporter: in april russia hiked the gas price by 8

all three of these men, bader mohamed, mohamed fahmy, a canadian egyptian, and peter greste, abaustralianspected international journalists some prosecutors must have brought case tighter than king akhenatan's sarcophagus. "this sarcophagus is famous for its tightness." so what is the terror evidence? >> the only evidence, if you want to call it that, that the prosecution has presented has been old video clips, video clips of news conferences, news reports, sometimes news reports from outside of egypt. >> i want to give you a sense of what the evidence they presented was. one of them was footage of a trotting horse that was aired by sky news arabia [laughter] >> jon: was it any horse or was it legendary horse terrorist abu who testified >> they're in my neigh-borhood. they're guildy. >> i submit it was of course, of course, of course. egypt's prosecution couldn't even pretend it wasn't a sham. their case is based on some random video clip they probably found on the web. "we got the jail these terrorists and here's a horse and a dog and ba rena suit. we'll throw in a baby dancing. and the p

they want 17 years for peter greste and 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste abdullah elshamy has been held since august last year and insists he won't break his fast until his release. the united arab emirates said it will announce compulsory army service for men. memory who finished secondary school will serve for nine months while everyone else will serve for two years. it comes at a time of estranged relations with iran and several monarchies in the region. >>> south africaen president jacob zuma has been admitted to hospital. it comes on friday that he would be taking several days off from public appearances. in ghana the number of people joining evangelical churches is rising rapidly. people--police there have launched abackdowed a crackdown on pastors who are trying to make money. known as a miracle worker, many say this is one. it takes one of his blessings to be healed of disease or to chase away problems. plenty of people believe in him like mary, who is here because she's having difficulties getting pregnant. >> he is amazing. she has helped so many

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been behind bars for 175 days. they've been falsely accused of collaborating with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges and continues to demand the release of its journalists. mohammed famey. >> i'm margaret warner. i'm also chief of our overseas reporting unit. i first met mohammed famey when he came over to provide the egyptian voice-over. when we arrived, there were still young men out in front who did not look particularly dangerous. our crew, our camera crew went in for a closer filmel while i and the driver at the time and another young egyptian driver who were with me. the driver of the van abandoned the car. just at the same time a moab approached, and i could see our local producer, my cameraman and my producer were being pursued by this mob, and mohammed fahmy. i jumped into the van as mohammed fahmy held onto the back railing saying drive, drive. there was a mob in front of me. he said drive through them. we'll get you out of here. that's exactly what happened. for the next

and 15 years for mohamme mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste abdullah elshamy has been held since august of last year and has been on hunger strike for four months. >>> evangelical churches are rapidly spreading in ghana. nicholas hart traveled to visit one very popular new church. >> meet the international ministry and 36-year-old superstar bishop. he's known as the miracle worker. many say this is one. it takes just one of his blessings to be healed of disease or chase away problems. plenty of people believe in him like mary who is here because she's having difficulties getting pregnant. >> he is amazing. highways helped so many people across the country. i really believe in his power. >> sermons are on the internet and relayed across the country. >> if you help a person someone will help you. meaning i believe if i heal people they will help me and my staff. >> he is being prosecuted for aggravated violence after he assaulted a radio journalist questioning his ability to perform miracles and his lavish lifestyle. he normally asks his followers to make occasions for miracl

they want 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years.rejects the charges and continues to demand the release of its journalists. meanwhile al jazeera arabic wors correspondent abdullah elshamy has been held without charge since last august, and has been on a hundreder strike for four months. he insists he will not break his fast until his release. >> an u.s. congressman said washington is poised to take action against a nigerian rebel group. 57 have so far managed to escape. two of them were in the audience of their congressman steve stock man said that washington is ready to act. >> pending approval of the government on nigeria and our government we plan to take action, but i don't think we can go into specifics at this time. it was classified briefing. we stand ready to help. as long as our government and nigerian government approves we'll take action. >> africa leaders are meeting in the senegalese. only 3% of people have access to electricity, but new technology means that more are no longer living in the dark. >> reporter: looking f

they want 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for serve years. >>> meanwhile abdullah elshamy who is also in prison in egypt has had his detention extended for another 45 days. abdullah elshamy has been held without charge since last august and has been on a hunger strike for more than four months. he insists he will not break his fast until he's released. his lawyer had requested his immediate release on medical grounds. >>> millions of afghans have turn out to choose the country's next president despite the threat of violence around 7 million people voted in the run off election. it is being hailed as a success even though people were killed in 150 attacks across the country. >> reporter: voters began queuing at polling stations like this one in kabul early in the morning after registering they could choose between two men, a former world bank economist or a former foreign minister. for some it's much more than choosing the country's next leader. >> this is the second legitimate leader in the history of the country. and we help, and all afghans hope that we

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held. al jazeera rejects all charges and demand immediate release of its journalists. >> peter greste is a world class journalist who has been coveri covering this region amazingly for the past 10 years. i remember back in 2012 when president of somalia had just been elected. peter and i covered that story extensively. the following day a suicide bomber tried to kill the president during a press conference. he told me later how traumatic and amazing it was to be in the middle of the news as it where but in a humble and empathetic way. peter does not deserve this. he has done nothing but be an unbelievable reporter and put his life on the line several times to get stories to people who needed to hear them. a service to the world who would not have been able to hear the stories that peter told in a fair and balanced manner. >> the presbyterian church is standing a stand of israel's occupation. >> the vote 51% to 49%. >> it was a vote heard halfway around the world in israel. the presbyterian

peter greste and mohammed fahmy was given seven years and bader mohammed was given ten years becausee had a spent bullet that he had picked up after the protesters. >> reporter: we've been hearing a lot about south america because it's been rain something heavily. let me show you some pictures of just how bad that a gladdin flooding situation has been. it's been through parts of pai paraguay. it has been moving to the east. that's good news for many of us. that means that rain will be ending in a week. but you can see the cloud is over the port of all that system is edging its way eastward. for the match there could be some clouds and sharp outbreaks of rain at time. it will pull away through the night into tomorrow. look at what happens towards the west. santiago is going to be caught before we get to wednesday. >> thank you very much. brazil is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. when it comes to supporting the team for the world cup many fans confess to having divided loyalties. >> reporter: nigerians looking for kick off for the world football team. it's te

perimeter grest and mohammed fahmey were given seven years and bader mohammed has been given ten years. there has been an international outcry over the verdict. >>> and postponing the trial of 12 people charged with sexually assaulting women in cairo's tahrir square. the 12 deny the charges. >>> the youngest sister of the king of spain is to appeal against a decision to formerly charge her in a corruption case. princess christina has been charged with talk tax fraud and money laundering. accused of embezzling several million euros of public funds. both he and the princess deny the charge against them. >> we are aware of the opinion but we do not agree with them. it is a decision that i of the tax agency which several times has said that princess christina has not committed a tax breach and there is no basis for this accusation. >> joining us live from madrid is spanish political analyst, thank you for joining us on al jazeera. how potentially damaging is this for the royal family, who is at the sensitive period right now having just changed kings. >> reporter: already it's very damagin

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were back in court on monday. a fourth journalist abdullah elshamy has been held without charge for nine months. he has also requested a medical report t examination to report his bad health. >>> we now go back to luhansk. al jazeera david chater is in luhansk. he was watching the gun battle. >> as you can hear behind me the fierce fire fight going on. heavy explosions, if you can make out that's the actual base on fire. bullets are coming over our heads so we've had to take cover. the camera is still rolling so you can see exactly what is happening. so an increase in the fighting there. we've had a half hour of cease-fire. we thought it was safe. but the bullets are flying at the moment. >> reporting in luhansk. let's get more. kim, we could see in that report from david chater how much the violence is escalating in luhansk. what is happening right now in ukraine? >> reporter: well, i can just tell new the past few moments we've just had confirmation there has been an explosion in the administration building in l

bader mohammed was sentenced to ten years. gathering at the united nations to show support for all three men. al jazeera diplomatic editor james bays joins us, james, how did the u.n. correspondents show their support? >> well, the idea was to bring together not just the journalists, it was organized by the journalists, but u.n. officials and there were very senior officials there, and countries of the world. they invited many countries. 17 countries and their representatives, half of the security council were represented at this meeting. we even had the former president nobel laureate at the meeting. many invited to this meeting, and many came, and surprisingly, david, the egyptians also sent several diplomats to this meeting. and they made the point that their judiciary was independent. they could do nothing about this, this was an independent verdict of their judiciary. they were, you'll not be surprised, challenged by al jazeera representatives ho were at the meeting including myself and your colleague, tony harris. we ask

they want 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. and abdullah elshamy has had his detention extended for another 14 days. he insists he won't break his fast until he's released. his lawyer has asked for his immediate release on medical grounds. >>> the world cup makes history. that's coming up. up. >> trying to prevent scandals like the one that forced the resignation on friday. he stepped down his role in the bribery scandal related to the public works project. >> let's be clear. corruption cannot be fought with new rules. corruption is fought with educationaal we also give the national anti-corruption authority real powers. the possibility to verify the investments and interventions that are made, and this is a huge opportunity. >> russia's economy relies heavily on its large deposits of natural resources but it's facing criticism from areas in the far north. >> reporter: it may be june but spring has just arrived in this village in northern russia. it's a short season here with only a couple of months to prepare for the long hars

bader mohammed was sentenced to ten years. today an absolutely extraordinary event, journalists, diplomats, press freedom advocates gathered at the united nations to show their support for all three men. al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays is here with more on the event. james, first of all, it was great to see you. thank you for inviting me. it was terrific to be there in the presence of all of those folks fighting for this principle. so worth fighting for. tell us more about the goal of the day's event. >> well, it is about applicable and our three journalists. we've got to find a way to get them out even though they have these harsh, long sentences. the idea was to bring together journalists, diplomats. >> in the same room. >> to get them to talk about this and what are we going to do about this. we had representatives from 17 different countries. 15 countries sit on the security council. of those eight sent representatives to the meeting. >> this is extraordinary. we both had good moments today. >> well, he came to t

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste, the case has been raised about the fairness of egypt'sial system. >> the world already had little faith in egypt's judicial system, this verdict cemented it. the sentence of seven and ten years in prison for al jazeera's journalists was a combination of five months of trial, trial which international government, observers and journalists agree followed little sense or reason. there were no jury trials in egypt. only judges can hear evidence in the court. rights groups say that leaves the judicial system observe to subject. if the court fails to provide justice can the government intervene. a pardon can be given but not until appeals are wound up. >> we will not interfere with judicial matters because it's an independent judiciary. no one interferes with the state constitution or comments or talks about state institutions. >> reporter: a kippeling backlog of cases, al sisi said it would uphold media freedom and human rights. so far there has been little sign of. crackdown on supporters of mohammed morsi and muslim brotherhood followers has

. >> outrage echoed in the caught room as peter and bader were sentenced to seven years. mohammed was sentenced to ten years because of possession of a weapon, actually shells he had picked up off the ground. >> for nothing they gave him seven years. >> peter's parents were monitoring it on social media from australia. >> my god. my god. >> that's crazy. that's crazy. that's absolutely crazy. >> egyptian prosecutors produced outlandish evidence in the sentencing including a podcast greste worked on while he worked with the bbc. family photos from a vacation in europe and music from his ipod. al jazeera rejects the charges and maintain that they were just doing their jobs reporting all sides of the story. >> this is not just about al jazeera staff who have been sentenced extraordinarily today. this is about freedom of speech, the rights of journalists to carry out their trade of journalism. >> australia's foreign minister julia bishop was quick to condemned verdict. >> we're deeply concerned that this verdict is part of a broader attempt to muzzle the media's freedom that under hol