john terret. >> yes, for peter, mohamed and baher's sake. today has been a day of action around the world and even joirnts at thjournalistsfrom arg the black tape on the face which is the signature move of this particular campaign and carrying banners that can you see that journalism is not a crime. back here in new york today al jazeera has been organizing a symposium at the paley center in manhattan. and some very heavy weight senior journalists have been doing the same, to lend their weight to get peter and his colleagues out. owen is the technical news gathering producer based in washington, d.c. he was on the panel and he spoke about the conditions that peter, mo and baher have been under. >> they have endured conditions which at times have included being held in cells with no access to light, little food and water. this winter they have slept on concrete foors withou floors wit access to light our water. >> now the egyptian authorities accuse mohamed and baher and peter basically spreading false news, how they phrase it and have having

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been in gaol for more than three months. they are falsely accused of spreading news and providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. during the last hearing the prosecution produced video they said supports the case against the man. none of the videos have anything to do with the case. this video, for example, was a tv report by peter greste from kenya on the attack of the westgate mall last year. the court was shown this report, an award-winning documentary on somalia that peter greste produced before joining al jazeera. the court ordered a special manner to look at the special material. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journalist in detention, has been held in egypt for more than nine months, and has been on hunger strike since january 21st. his detention was extended by 45 days on march the 13th. abdullah al-shami recently sent a letter from prison expressing his feelings: >> his parents are concerned about his health. >> translation: i would like to remind journalists and rights activists that my son is on hunger

the global day of action marked 100 days since the arrest of peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed and a fourth journalist has been held for more than seven months and is on hunger strike since january 23. for wanda has begun a week of

the trial of peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy resumes on thursday. a false journalist -- a fourth journalist abdalla al shami has also been held. al jazeera demands their immediate release. for all this time their families have been tighting for their freedom. hashima hambra has the story. >> reporter: they have been in jail for more than three months. the trial of al jazeera's journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed has been adjourned many times in the past and the judge has refused to grant them bail. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges dismissed by the al jazeera network. last week the al jazeera journalists were allowed out of the cage dock for the first time. remeantly denied any association with the muslim brotherhood. their families have been demanding their release for months. >> he has two children, four years old and five years old. he is expecting a new child. very kind person, all our relatives and friends like him so much. professional journalist. >> my brother m

. >>> now the trial of al jazeera's detained journalists has resumed in cairo, mohammed fahmy, bahered, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 115 days. the fourth al jazeera journal list has been held since last august without trial. >> reporter: journal lists for al jazeera appear in court for the sixth time. correspondent peter greste, producers, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, have been in jail for more than three months. they are falsely accused of spreading news and providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. during the last hearing the prosecution produced video they say supports the case against the men, but none of the videos have anything to do with the case. this video, for example, was a report by peter greste on the attack of the westgate mall last year. the court was also shown this report, an award-winning documentary on somali that peter greste produced for the bbc before al jazeera. but the judge ordered a special pan toll review the material. thef fourth al jaze

jazeera rejects charges and continues to call for the release of its team. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste were once again denied bail. they'll be held until the trial resumes. that is on may 3rdrd. another delay. >> another day. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> the situation growing more desperate in south sudan. the u.n. says that as a result of recent violence 22,000 people are seeking shelter at its bases in bentiu. hundreds of civilians were killed, reportedly murdered because of their ethnicity. many hiding in churches, mosques and schools. rebels loyal to the former vice president have been fighting government forces. >> escaping her captors. a nigian schoolgirl describes her kidnapping. >>> plus, the supreme court's decision and the impact it could have on who gets into college. >>> earth day - one college making power out of waste. >> now to a major decision by the u.s. supreme court. the case is about affirmative action and could affect whether some students get into college. bisi onile-ere reports. >> jennifer has been active ever since she was an applicant to

balme , peter greste -- mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed have been accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. the case has been adjourned until tuesday. abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 91 days. >> plenty more ahead on al jazeera. including... >> we go fishing, the people here will no longer be able to fish. >> fresh fish stocks are getting caught that the nets of foreign unregulated troopers. and it's banned, it's illegal. but the market gambling industry is doing a roaring trade. >> these are the top stories - south korea's president says an ill-fated ship made mistakes as it sank. four more crew members have been arrested. 64 people have been confirmed dead. nearly 200 are missing. >> president latest barrel bomb attacks in syria's largest city killed 50 people, according to opposition activists. barrel bombs have been upped in rebel held areas in aleppo in an intense campaign in december. >> on the

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial sips august. he's been on hunger strike for 9 91 days. >> in ukraine three were shot dead at a checkpoint manned by pro-russian activists. kiev says it was so-called outside provocateurs. we have this report from jacky rowland. >> local people call it the easter mass anger. what took place at the makeshift checkpoint on sunday is unclear. villages say unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on activists manning the barricade. >> translation: they came in four jeeps, lit up the barricades with their head lights and shot. my neighbour got a bullet between his eyes. others from slovyansk came to help us. if they hadn't come the attackers would have slaughtered everyone like chickens. >> the interior ministry said three pro-russian act

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. a fourth has been held without trial sips august. he's been on a hunger strike for 97 days. al jazeera rejects the charms. >> in ethiopia security forces journalists have been. several were arrested on friday. websites have been shut todown. six of the arrested journalists are said to be bloggers who called themselves the writers, and they have been critical of policy and big on social media. the seventh wrote for a newspap newspaper. taken to a central prison. the government is yet to say what will happen to the journalist. lawyers acting for them told journalists that they may be arraigned in court on monday. it's not the first time journalists have been arrested here. there are journalists serving prison services ranging between 15-27 years in prison, with some of the journalists charged with terrorism. >> the son of former libyan dictator muammar gaddafi is due to go on trial for his alleged role in repressing the

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood now declared a terrorist organisation. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift in detention has been in gaol since august. without trial. he's been on hunger strike for 97 days. >> dozens of homes have been destroyed by a tornado in south carolina winds ripped through towns on friday. 16 were hurt. thousands of homes left without power. a storm has moved out to sea. >>> now, the asian cup is threatening native fish in some of america's waters. it's now been found in 12 states and researchers tried various ways of slowing its spread, but now a processing plant in kentucky is trying a new disposal method. as al jazeera's john hendren reports. >> what do you do when an invasive species overwhelms waterways. for two waterways the answer is earn millions. >> we export 100 million pounds. at the same time we market in the u.s. we will cut down the number. >> the massive asian carp arrived in kentucky in the 1970s, and '80s to control algae. floods overwhelme

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, were denied bail once again.hey have been behind bars for 103 days, all falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. some of the evidence already being dismissed by the judge as irrelevant. a fourth journalist of our arabic channel has been held without trial since last august. he has been on a hunger strike now for 80 days, and his health is deteriorating. we continue to demand the immediate release of all of our staff. ♪ >>> another major story we are following at this hour as wall street what goes up must come down. the market now down close to 200 points. tech shares are in reverse pulling the overall market lower. >>> the head of the international monetary fund saying that russians actions in ukraine are hurting its economy, and warning the fallout could spread around the world. in an interview, the director saying a flight of capital from russia could derail the global recovery from the great recession. >> it's clear that geopolitical sanctions in that part of the world or anywhere fo

. >>> al jazeera's detained journalist were again on trial in cairo, mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, andreste are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 115 days. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been there since august. >> all journalists were ordered to leave by the judge, and that's because during the recess, journalists were asking the defendants questions, talking to them. this has happened in every single trial session before, so we didn't quite understand why it was different this time around; that we weren't allowed to have access to the defendants and talk to them. also because some of the journalists were taken a photographs, we have repeatedly been told not to photograph them in the cage. this was the fifth session of the trial, and we were told it's the final session for the prosecution to present evidence against the al jazeera journalists. the journalists were shown videos. the video clips shown today were just standard tv footage that any journalist would have shot. >>> also in cairo, criminal cou

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawedm brotherhood. the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 95 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. >>> the price of petrol in iran has jumped overnight. it's an attempt to cut government spending. carolyn malone has more. >> reporter: iranians ls get some of the cheapest fuel in the world. but the price has gone up. >> translator: they should give the gasoline subsidies to us, taxi drivers. price of gasoline should be doubled and tripled for personal cars. >>> the iranian government still has a far bigger bill to pay. at the moment most iranians can apply for handouts. the president has tried to persuade people to go without the $14 a month by appealing to the wealthy on state tv. but 95% of the people said they still needed the money. the economy has been hit hard because of u.s. and european sanctions over iran's nuclear plans. inflation went from almos

the reason why we talk about peter mohammed and baher is because they have been charged with the crime of spreading inaccurate and false news, and having links with what the egyptians now consider now to be aa terrorist organization, the muslim brotherhood. >> it bears to point out why these organizations don't want to be covered. >> well, i think it's something that--for years, for 20--26 years hosni mubarak ruled egypt with a rod of iron. he achieved things that suited the united states like peace agreement with israel. you know, egypt was a key anchor in the middle east situation. and so now that he has gone and the immediate president who followed him, the president who represented the muslim brotherhood, mohamed morsi, he's being deposed in that coup that no one wishes to call a coup. the authorities don't want anyone snooping in their business. that's just the culture of many countries around the world. now in the united states and western democracy we accept the role of journalists in our society, and we understand that journalists will ask questions of both sides. that's not th

. >> baher mohamed, form and peter greste are -- mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies all charges. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift has been held since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 90 days. >> a letter from prison has been send, as abdullah al-shami enters his 250th day in gaol, writing: lots to come tonne this program. a territorial dispute in the east china sea is hotting up. details in just a bit. we'll report from one state in india, ensuring all its people, include ght -- including the poorest, do not go hungry. rob to is the next . >> the top stories this hour - divers in south korea recovered more bodies from the submerged wreck of a ferry. more than 50 are known to have died. 250 are missing. >> russian state media says five have been killed in an attack on a pro-russian checkpoint in eastern ukraine. a european mediator is set to hold talks. >> an egyptian left wing politician has submitted candidacy for president. sunday is the last day for submission, which is expect

the judge refused to grant bail to correspondent peter greste, producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, who have been in gaol for more than three months. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the prosecution presented new material that it said supports the case against the al jazeera team. including this report on child labour in egypt, and a report of child labour for taking part in protests in alexandria. the women appealed and got a one year suspended sentence. prosecutors also paid audio recordings that people in the court room were not able to here. >> defense lawyers challenged the prosecution saying most of the material was unrelated to the charms. observers closely monitoring the trial say they are concerned. >> it's dragged on for four months. we were told it's the final session for the prosecution to present evidence. in the courtroom they were shown videos allegedly belonging to three students. codefendants in the case, not working for al jazeera. the sound quality was terrible. no one could make out what was said. >> t

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been in bars for 113 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all applications against its staff. a forthjournalist, abdullah al-shami, has been held since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 90 days. abdullah al-shami sent a letter from prison describing his feels as he enters his 250th day in gaol. he writes: >> russia says it's out raged at reports on russian state television, claiming five are dead after an attack on a pro-russian at a pro-moscow checkpoint in eastern ukraine. allegedly near slovyansk. a mediators from the organization of cooperation is holding talks. pro-russians are refusing to lay down weapons in defines of a diplomatic agreement signed on thursday. >> now back to the vatican city. live pictures of the pope, pope francis leading easter mass in st. peter's square. >> easter sunday is when worshippers mark what they say was jesus christ's resurrection. >> united nations peace en

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami, a fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since last august and has been on hunger strike for 96 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. >>> the u.s. assistant secretary for human rights and democracy said president obama brought up the release of al jazeera's journalists with the egyptian government several times. >> we have publicly called for their release. we have called for their release at the highest levels with the egyptian government. i can assure you we will continue to do so publicly and continue to do so at every level as we talk to the egyptian government. this is a matter of great importance not just to me as the assistant secretary of human rights. but my boss john kerry, and his boss president obama, because i have heard them speak about it not justernally, but -- just eternally, because i know they have an

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are accused of providing a platform to the outlaweduslim brotherhood. sharm r the fourth -- abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august and has been on hunger strike for 94 days. al jazeera rejects charges and demands release of its sfap. >>> three people died after a security guard opened fire in kabul, in a hospital. a doctor and father and son who were visiting were killed. they were all u.s. citizens. we have this report. >> reporter: the shooting happened inside a hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> a police security a guard opened fire on three foreign nationals. three were killed. one was wounded in the incident. >> people outside the compound heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire. i was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and health care. >> at this time the investigation is ongoing, and we are working with authorities. we are committed to serving the people o

they have been in gaol for 121 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood, declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since august and he has been on a hunger strike for 98 days. al jazeera relates all the charges. now, coming up on the program, a leadership dispute within zimbabwe's main opposition lees many wonder -- leaves many wondering who is in charge. as south africans celebrate 20 years of democracy, we ask if promises have been fulfilled. stay with us. >>> hello, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera - the united states and the philippines signed a new 10-year defense pact allowing a larger u.s. military presence. the deal was announced as president obama heads to manila. he's due to arrive this hour. members of the european union will meet on monday to decide on further sanctions in russia. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry warns that israel risks becoming an apart hide state unless a two-state solution is r

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood, now declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami has been held in trial since august. and has been on hunger strike for 98 days. scraz rejects the charges. >> the death toll in saudi arabia from the middle east respiratory sindh roam has passed 100. medical officials identified eight new cases including a child, bringing the total number of doths to 102 since the virus identified in 2012. there was no known vaccines. >> still ahead on al jazeera. beaten, bloodied and put on show. paraded by pro-russian gunman. and... >> i'm in the pakistani city of karachi. find out why the armoured vehicle business here is booming. true business-grade internet comes with secure wifi for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi netwo

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. abdullah al-shami, a forth sournalist in -- journalist in detention has been held since august last year, and has been on a hunger strike for 98 days. al jazeera relevant all charges. president obama seeks mediation in the territorial dispute in china. americans finalised a so-year defense pack. the deal with give the u.s. access to military camps and make it easier to deploy fighter jets and ships. a filipino commander will have access to areas shared with the american forces. the philippines is one of a number of countries involved in territorial disputes with china. the claims focus on parts of the south china sea, ships from china and the philippines were involved in a long standoff which both countries claim. more recently china surrounded a contested territory. beijing claims a vast area of the south china sea, parts of which are claimed by at the end of the day wrarn, brunei, malaysia and vietnam. we have more from manila. >> reporter: this agreement would m

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed falsely accused of providing a platform to muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift in detention has been held since august without charges. he's been on a hunger strike tore for 99 days. al jazeera rejects all charges. >>> navi palay's visit to south sudan follows the massacre. peace talks are expected to resume on tuesday. >>> gas supplies has been cut off to the prime minister. sharif is said to be behind. the gas supplier says all non-payers were september notice. the government days earlier was pushing for a zero tolerance policy on gas and trusty theft. >>> a decent education can be hard to get for people in a maoist strong hold in central india. caught in a crossfire between rebels and militia, many have been kept out of school. some are being given another chance. . >> reporter: laying the foundations for a better future. the students are learning practical skills hoping to open a world of employment opportunities. they've been told that the clem, established to tackl

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. mohamed fadel fahmy, a fourth journalist has been held without trial since august and has been on a hunger strike for the last 100 days. al jazeera relates all charges -- rejects all charges. >> one person has been killed in an explosion at the timor oil explosion in ghana. it had been should down at the time. blast. it serves ghana with 45,000 barrels of oil a day. >>> round 7 of india's parliamentary elections. the ruling party is b.j.p. and the man modi voted in his home state. he is the chief minister of the state and been credited with turning it into an economic power house. business leaders are openly supporting him. others are skeptical about his economic credentials. >> reporter: this is the sound of progress in india's western states. it is a multi-million german manufacturer employeeing more than 350 indians. khs makes machines to process and package machines for clients like coca-cola. since opening a

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawedotherhood. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. he is said to have been on hunger strike for 93 days. al jazeera rejects all of the charges, and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. a growing number of french citizens have been traveling to syria to fight in the conflict there. and the french government says it is going to crack down on those who want to go fight. it is withdrawing passports and putting the names of potential fighters in a database members of parliament have failed to elect a new president in the first round of voting. the post has to go to a christian poll ligs under lebanon's power sharing system. the leading candidate fell short of the two-thirds majority that was needed. the former militia leader is stanchly anti-hezbollah. >>> the government in nepal has denied that local mountain guides have abandoned all expeditions to mount everest and they have gone on strike. dozens of sherpas are beli

jazeera is demanding immediate release of the journalists in egypt and peter greste and fahmy and bahere in court and thursday and falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood and behind bars for 108 days and the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike for 85 days and al jazeera rejects all the accusations. opposition fighters in syria have fired mortars into christian districts at the capitol according to syria and state media reports and they exploded in the area and one child killed and 41 others injured in the attack. lots more still to come here on the program including farmers in kenya getting over their cash shortage by dialling up a quick loan until pay day. >> dictionary every year because every year they have new words. >> and one long running puzzle for this lady. ♪ >> aljazeera america presents a break through television event borderland... >> are you tellin' me it's ok to just open the border, and let em' all run in? >> the teams live through the hardships that forced mira, omar and cla

al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of its journalists credit, imprisoned, peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy appeared in court. are accused of can performing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. abdalla al shami has been held without trial since last august. he has been on a hunger strike for the last 84 days. al jazeera rejects all the accusations. >>> journalists attending a press conference in south africa have taken a position of solidarity with the imprisoned al jazeera journalists. >> 2014 convention of the international press institute ipi. but hundreds of journalists and media practitioners who are are participating in the conference have little to celebrate about. one 100 journalists killed in 2013 and hundreds of others in prison, journalism is under threat. solidarity with al jazeera, calling for the release of al jazeera journalists who are being held in egypt. are motata sedu is a professional journalist, why are you here today? >> we are here during this protest to show the egyptian military junta that saying to the egyptian government release our co

. >> al jazeera continues to insist their journalists peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy be released. al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. abdalla al sha shami has been detained since august. he has been on hunger strike for last 91 days. his father has said that abdalla has become a symbol of journalistic freedom. >> i call on the united states of america, now they want to give amnesty to the authority in egypt. how do you now say that you do this and this and the journalists in jail. if they believe that, the situation in egypt will it change? it can't change and journalists that are in jail, it can't. who will watch this election? and the many journalists in jail. my son now more than 251 days without introducing him to court. without to tell him and tell us what is the crime that abdullah did? abdullah said that what he did is not to him as abdullah, but he now consider himself as a defender of all journalists, all journalists in the world. >> in transnistria, the separatist area bordering ukraine, what the separatists move could be. we go to london.

peter greste, mo, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslimhood. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has now been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 93 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. >>> now the death of a brazilian tv performer has sparked protests in two major cities. demonstrators accused the police of unlawfully killing the man which the police deny. >> reporter: this is what hand overnight in brazil's second largest city, rio de janeiro. scenes of violence and chaos. protesters set fire to trash in the streets and fought with police after a young man was killed. [ inaudible ] was a well-known performer his family says he was beaten to death by the police who mistook him as a drug dealer. the police deny that anyone died during the operation. it wasn't clear who fired the shots but there were reports of more deaths and injuries. and the violence spread. >> translator: i hid in a bar because it was the only way to protect

peter greste, and producers, mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed on trial in egypt accused of spreading news and having linked to the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera says the charges are absurd they were just doing their jobs. the egyptian government is seeking to brand al jazeera apart from other journalists. >> there should be no distinction, if you are working with a news organization, you deserve the protection of all of the journalists around the world. >> reporter: and the deplorable conditions was described. >> at times they were held in cells with no access to light, little food and water. this winter they have slept on concrete floors without blankets or pillows. >> reporter: acknowledging that any one of the journalists on stage could find themselves in the same situation the speaker sa says all must speak up. >> they need to put pressure on their governments to get more directly involved. canada's prime minister has said nothing. >> reporter: the trial resumes on thursday in cairo. meanwhile a fourth al jazeera journalist, this producer is on hunger strike jailed with no charg

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december 29th. they've been charged with spreading false news andateding a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami has been detained for eight months, and been on hunger strike since january. al jazeera rejects charges and demands their release. >> the white house is calling op congress to move immigration forward. a growing number of young people are trying to cross the border alone. 60,000 a year. paul beban is in a border town, nogales, where their story. >> reporter: a vast, remote and dangerous desert surrounds nogales. a tall steel fence slices through it. over the last month this teenager and two cousins travel 2400 miles op foot, by bus and train to make it here to the mexican side of this border town. >> i am 15 years old and from honduras. >> we met afl 'em when kath -- axel when catholic bishops held a mass and cross-border communion honouring migrants that died in the desert, a journey axel is going to undertake. >> translation: i want to see my dad and study. the hardest part is comin

to protest the continued detention of baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy. a fourth colleague abdalla al shami has been on hunger strike since january. >>> oscar pistorius took the stand in his own defense. pistorius is accused of shooting and killing his mold girlfriend reeva steenkamp. you lori janlori jane gliha has. >> reporter: olympic star oscar pistorius, off camera, from the stand he offered an emotional apology. >> there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about your family. i wake up every morning, you're the first people i think of, the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying to protect reeva. >> reporter: with a hesitant voice pistorius paused, in his statement, he quietly mutt erd what happened the night he pulled the trigger and killed his law student girlfriend, somebody he thought was an intruder. >> i can promise the night she went to bed, she felt love. i've tried to put my words on paper many, many times

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 113 days. the case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. abdullah al-shami, meanwhile, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. he's been on hunger strike for the past 90 days. abdullah al-shami has sent a letter from prison describing his feels as he enters his 250th day in gaol. he writes: >> the u.n.'s peace envoy accused israeli police of preventing him from reaching a ritual in jerusalem. the delay was unacceptable and the rights of relage jous freedoms have been called on to be respected. >> thousands of christians converged at the church of the holy seppica for the holy fire ritual. fire appears from jesus's tomb to show he has not forgotten his followers. many say christians have been blocked from taking par. >> christian pilgrims marking easter in the holy city. the calendar for east and west aligned, adding to the crowd.

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journalist in detention, has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for 96 days. al jazeera demands the immediate release of staff and rejects all charges. >> nigeria is africa's largest scmi but is missing out -- economy but is missing out on billions in tax revenue. the government says it is trying to clamp down on the problem. we have this report from the capital abuja. >> reporter: drivers in abuja get their tanks filled with petrol that travel many kilometres. it's produced locally, exported for refining and reimported for sale to the nigerian public. nigeria lacks the capacity to extract and export two and a half billion barrels a day. it needs investors. when some come, they underreport the amounts produced and profits made in a trend called mispricing. the enormity of the problem forced nigeria and other african countries to seek help. >> it's a challenge re

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed appeared in court on thursday. case has been adjourned once again this time until later this month. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. abbul, the forth al jazeera journalist in detention has been on hunger strike since january. al jazeera rejects all of the accusations. >>> people of algeria are going to be voting for a new president. jackie roland has more from paris. >> reporter: the challenge for the algearian presidency takes his campaign to the streets of paris. he is a former prime minister, a member of the old guard and he is nearly 70 years old, but his team is trying to sell him to voters as a man who can bring about change. >> translator: he respects the law, a man of his word. when he says he is going to do something, he does it. >> reporter: more than 800,000 algearians living in france have the right to vote, and they have already started casting their ballots ahead of election day in algeria. this is a constituency that all of the candidates to win, including

al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of its journalists, peter greste, mo, and baher mohamedave appeared in court on thursday, the case was adjourned until later this month. they are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a charge al jazeera denies. a fourth jurnal list has been detained since last august. al jazeera calls for the immediate release of all of its journalists. >>> opposition groups in aleppo have moved their forces. they have launched another offensive in a district north of aleppo. they are trying to cut a government supply route. >>> anti-government activists say 68 fighters died on the border. those who died were members of al-qaeda. >>> three years after the fukushima disaster, japan's government says it will have to switch its nuclear reactors back on. there is overwhelming public opposition to the move though. >> reporter: ever since the disaster, japan has imported large amounts of oil and gas to replace its lost nuclear power, costing tens of billions of dollars. and now this government says it must face reality. >> translat

peter greste, baher mohamed, and mohamed fadel fahmy are falsely accused of providing a platform forhe outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands the release of its staff. >> at least some evidence was heard last night. the value is yet to be determined, obviously. he had another frustrating court session, and regrettably it was unsurprising to me anyway. >> more to come on the newshour, including... ..at syrian boy survives this blast, only to be killed in a more tar attack a few months later. we talk to his parents about the agony of syria's war. families mourn the victims of south korea's ferry disaster. plus the sport. there's a blow for chelsea. the champion's league semifinal - farah has the details. >> palestine activists held a rally in gaza, calling for unity between hamas and fatah. the rival groups have been at odds for several years, each ruling a separate territory. the rally coinciding with the west bank in gaza. it wants to negotiate a settlement in the hope that it will strengthen mahmoud abbas's position in israel. if the peace process do

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have been denied bail.have been accused of spreading false news and providing a platform to the member. and this journalist has been detained since last august. al jazeera rejects all of the charges. peter greste's parents used a press conference to highlight the lack of evidence against their son. >> i have been incarcerated in maximum security for three months. obviously they think there must be some heavy material against them. they have had four court sessions now. and in all fairness, i don't think anybody could say that they have produced any kind of tangible evidence yet. >>> british prime minister david cameron has ordered an investigation into the activities of the muslim brotherhood. they are concerned the group is planning radical activities from a base in london. the spokesman said . . . there is still no climb of responsibility of a series of grenade attacks in kenya on monday. six people died after explosions went off in an area popular with the somali people. >> reporter: police have finished

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed appeared in court on thursday.was adjourned until later this month. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. and a fourth joushal list has been detained without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike since the last 81 days. al jazeera rejects all of the charges. >>> talks to end the unrest in venezuela are being held in caracas, and are being held on state tv. the president blamed the opposition for the recent violence that left more than 40 people dead. >> translator: you can't burn a university and call it a fair protest. 15 universities were burnt down. library classrooms, you can't call this a political struggle. you'll be measured by the way you measure others, and if you use violent confrontation, nobody wins. >> let's talk to a principal and global solutions. these talks are being billed as land mark crisis talks for venezuela. but are they negotiation or just discussing and who is maduro actually talking to? >> good question. i think he's primarily

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are fullsly accused of providing a platform to the outlawedlim brotherhood now declared a terrorist organization. the fourth al jazeera journalist in defense is being held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 95 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. at least four people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in pakistan's largest city. it happened in the southern city. 30 others were injured this government officials were apparently the target. kamala harris sends us this update. >> reporter: a deadly attack outside of a mosque in the port city, cost at least four lives and wounded another 30. the explosives were said to have been planted on a motorcycle. however, no one has yet taken responsibility for this attack. this happens less than 24 hours after a senior police officer, was targeted by a suicide bomber just outside his home and comes at a time when the taliban in pakistan has said that it will no longer continue with the ceasefire.

three more al jazeera journalist remain in prison in egypt, peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamedalsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. the case has been adjourned until may 3rd, and al jazeera rejects all charges. >>> the politician who is tipped to be india's next prime minister has voted in the latest stage of the five-week long nation-wide elections. he was center of attention at the polling station. he has been the state's chief minister for nearly 13 years and also the leader of the bjp party. bjp is hoping to topple the ruling congress party when the votes are counted. >>> he is highlighting the success of [ inaudible ] under his leadership. but some farmers say they have had their land stolen because of his economic policies. chris reports. >> reporter: this is the sound of progress in india's western state, a multi-million dollars german manufacturer employing more than 350 indians. they make machines to process and package drinks for clients like coca-cola. since opening their factory here in 1998, the company has tripled its annual turnover,

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawedtherhood. and the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since last august. he has been on a hunger strike for the last 99 days. al jazeera rejects all charges. >>> police in india have arrested what they call trouble makers on the eve of voting in india's national election. more than 600 people arrested. it has been the center of a decade's long separatist movement. >>> in central india many young people have been removed from school caught in a cross fire. special colleges are giving some students another chance to be educated. >> reporter: laying the foundations for a better future, these students are learning practical skills that they hope will open a world of living opportunities. they are being taught at the lively hood college. it was established to tackle growing unemployment of young people. it is an area where rebels have been fighting the india government. thousands of people have been killed. youngsters like these have either been approached or know of so

. >> baher mohamed, peter greste, mohamed fahmy, their trial is set to resume next week. al-shami's been held for eight months and continues on a hunger streak. >>> questioning vladimir putin's motives, we go in depth on the week ahead. well it's official... xfinity watchathon week was the biggest week in television history. but just when you thought it was over... what now? with xfinity on demand you can always watch the latest episodes of tv's hottest shows. good news. like hannibal... chicago fire.... ...and bates motel. the day after they air. xfinity on demand. all the latest episodes. all included with your service. it's like hi-fiving your eyeballs. xfinity...the future of awesome. >> and we're glad you're watching al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour. radio transmissions from the south korean ferry show confusion. the death toll stands at 64, are expected to rise. reuben hurricane carter has died. convictof murder in the '60s and '70s, freed in 1975. has spent the last years fighting for those who are wrongfully imprisoned. >>> violence of u

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platformor the outloud muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 115 days. shorm , the fourth -- abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. al jazeera rejects charges. >>> the californian danger who survived inside a wheel well hopped on the wrong plane. we have that story, and other headlines from around america today. >>> yes, the 15-year-old was hoping to rift his mother -- visit his mother in africa. he didn't realise the plane he snuck on to was headed to maui. he was unhappy living with his father and stepmum. he survived inside the wheel well, he was unconscious during the flight. airline personnel spotted him walking on a ramp. >> in phoenix arizona an oil tanker explosion injured two, they suffered burns on the body. a 40,000 gallon tanker exploded more than 100 firefighters fought the blaze. >> police expect to press charges against a hospital patient for selling heroin. she was at the hospital. staff were suspicious

since peter greste walked freely, 100 days since producer mohammed fahmy slept soundly, 10 days bin baheramed knew freedom. and this man has suffered for much longer than that. all behind bars in egypt. their crime, committing journalism. in london journalists who so often compete with each other united. their silence sending the message the world is watching. they are keeping a close eye at the u.s. state department. >> we are of course watching closely the trial and continue to convey our deep concerns directly to the government of egypt. reurge the government to drop these charges. >> reporter: in new york some of the most powerful media organization at tended a press conference to express their support. >> any government wants to appear legitimate, but for as long as the egyptian government is parading journalists in cages, dressed in white jumpsuits, there is no way that a -- an egyptian government can be seen as legitimate. >> reporter: these journalists believe pressure from those in their procession and the broader public will ultimately lead to their release. >> the hope is if th

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform to theuslim brotherhood. al jazeera relates all the charges. >> abdullah al-shami, a fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for 100 days. authorities refuse him medical attention. he began his hunger strike on january 21st, taking milk, juice and two dates. he weighed 128. two weeks in he went to liquids. by march he was taking juice and water, and 15 days later abdullah al-shami limited himself to water. 10 days ago he weighed 74 kilos, meaning he's lost 34 kilograms. >>> still ahead here on this newshour... ..pro-russian groups seize buildings in another eastern ukrainian town. >>> plus, simple message. fined out how a group of syrian graffiti artists are encouraging people in their war-torn country not to give up. >> for all people of all races, especially, you know, african-americans and latinos. >>> basketball responds to the life ban given to l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. . >> russia accused the west of revising cold w

on their sixth appearance, once against im caged, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamedlong with students not connected to the network could not have been surprised to again see evidence with little connection to the charges against them, ipp colliding a documentary peter greste produced for another network and a video about sheep farming. the journalists have been accused of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood, the party of the deposed president. the current government says it's a terrorist group. the journalists and the network denied the charges. the men have been held since december. mohamed fadel fahmy spoke of health problems. >> i want my arm to return to normal. if you may, i repeat to yurn, if there is a -- yurn, if there is a possibility i'll be transported to a private hospital at my expense, because the prison treatment is a problem. i am sure yourn will not be pleased if my arm stops working. >> judicial people say the proceedings are fair and transparent. after some journalists took photos durin se journalists too photos during a recess, they were all