recognise that there's a long way to go to achieve our goals. >> peter and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted of reporting false news. all threes maintain their innocence. the judge sentenced peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given a solt of so years because he picked up a spent bullet casing. since they were first picked up they spent 209 days behind bars. >> the first four weeks after the verdict restrictions in prison were tight. from what i understand now, he gets most of the time of the day outside of his prison cell. and he has a few more extended liberties in relation to exercise and those sorts of things. he still is finding it very confining and restrictive, but certainly they appear to be a lot more relaxed than in previous times. >> peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy released a joint statement describing the moment the court passed sentence. >> reporter: journalists from around the world protested in support of the three men whom amnesty international describes as prisoners of conscience. with a new team appointed by t

. >>> three al jazeera journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have spent 191 days in an egyptian prison n australia peter greste's -- in australia peter greste's family have launched a new appeal to secure his freedom. they have hired new lawyers and set up a website where supporters can donate money. we have more from brisbane. >> reporter: andrew greste had a heavy burden, he come back from visiting his brother peter greste. he is tasking with securing his release. one of the offeringses is an appeal. so do that the family is hiring a new team. they set up a website to keep the public informed of the case and raise funds. >> it's a significant amount of money. we figure regardless of the cost, we have had enough. >> greste and his two colleagues were convicted of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood designated a terrorist organization by the egyptian government. greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentence th to seven years in prison and baher mohamed 10 years because he had a spent bullet in his possession. some of peter greste's work from

baher mohamed was given 10 years for picking up a spent bullet and having it in had her possession. >>> al jazeera rejects the charges and demand the journalist be freed. peter greste's family launched a campaign to secure their release. his brother gave details of a new website and a bank account where people can contribute. he spoke about his parent's recent meeting with peter in cairo. >> it was emotional. it's the first time that he was seen in the flesh, for six months. there was a tear shed. it was more distressing. we expected a 2-hour visit with peter. and in the end it was cut short at 45 minutes. >> florence louie was at the launch of the new campaign in brisbane. >> reporter: at the moment his family is looking at appealing the conviction and will hire a new league at team to do that. peter greste was sentenced along with two colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, designated by the egyptian government as a terrorist organization. the false evidence used in court to convict the three includes video

. ♪ krooer ♪ >> al jazeera's peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, now spending 200 days inn. today there was a day of action organized across the uk and beyond showing support for our jailed colleagues. peter greste and mohammed fahmy given seven years in prison. baher mohamed receiving ten years. >>> the acting va sectarian sloan gibson testifying before a congressional hearing today. he promised immediate action to fix what he admitted are unacceptable issues, but he added one of the problems is adequate staffing. >> we don't have the refined capacity to quantify our requirements, because historically we have not built our resources from the bottom up, we have instead managed to a budget number. >> he says they will work to speed up delivery of care. >>> the affordable care act is now six months old. a lot of state governments have opted out of the expansion saying it wasn't affordable. robert ray has the story having to choose between marriage and insurance. robert? >> del, good morning. an extraordinary story and not something that is very common in the state of tenness

three al jazeera journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have now spent 191 days in an egyptian prison. in australia peter greste's family launched a new appeal to secure his freedom. they are hiring new lawyers and set up a website where supporters can donate money. we don't have the details, we'll come back to that later. first to the australian government which admitted that a boatload of 41 asylum seekers were handed over to sri lankan authorities. the group was among more than 200 people intercepted near the coke as islands last week. there's no news on what happened to the remaining asylum seekers. human rights groups say many are tam ills and could be tortured if sent back to sri lanka. sara hanson young is a senator for the green's party. first of all, how much do we know in terms of details about the case. how many of the 41 returned were tam ills, and who are the rest of the 200 that's been reported? >> well, part of the problem is we don't know an awful lot because the australian government here is keeping all of this under wraps, under a cloud of

he was convicted alongside colleague mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed a month ago after being falsely of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: the verdicts were denounced around the world. now al jazeera correspondent peter says he will appeal against his conviction. his brother made the announcement at a news conference in australia. >> our family has resolved to continue to work tirelessly towards securing peter's freedom. we acknowledge the immense support that has been offered by friends, members of the public, the media, international community, as well as politicians and diplomats, but we need to also recognize that there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: peter along with baher mohamed and mohammed fahmy were all convicted of reporting false news and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. all three maintain their innocence. but the judge sentenced peter greste and mohammed fahmy to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given a total of ten years because ho had picked up a spent bullet casing at a protest. since they were first picked up they spent

mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste locked up in egypt. false news was the charge something they and their employer emphaticallien the. >> our colleagues have been arrested for one day let alone 200, we call on the president of egypt to recognize this and send them home to their families straight away. >> staff are doing whatever they can to get their voices heard. this is a silent protest but the message from these employees is very loud, very clear. journalist is not a crime. as for the network, its official position remains unchanged. it continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists from prises on. >> they are all aware it could have been any one of us inside that jail cell in cairo. wherever we are in the world, whatever the story we are covering, we are always thinking of peter, baher and mohamed, and for egypt to reverse their shameful decision. >> the free aj staff message is being retweeted, to make sure these men are not forgotten. >> the leader of egypt has himself expressed concern. why is he doing this? there is

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy gaoled for seven, baher mohamed for 10. you have been watching the al jazeera news. i'll be back with more after the break. stay with me. thank you. >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader.

baher mohamed given seven years and then added on another three because he had a spent bullet casing in his possession that he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects all accusations and continues to demand that their journalists being freed. >>> still to come we'll compare the weapons being used by both sides. >>> and we'll go to erbil in the north to take a look at the effect that is having had on the economy there. ♪ >> 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 c >> 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... r ♪ [ technical difficulties ] >> trying to sort out the muddle of the presidential election. he has described the situation as a critical moment with both leading candidates claiming victory. >>> what is going on in israel and gaza is an entirely

peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed, sentenced up to ten years in jail.al jazeera continues to call for their immediate release. >>> peter greste's family is launching a website where people can contribute to the campaign to free him. the family is raising money to hire a new legal team for appeal. peter greste's brother spoke about his parents recent meeting with peter in cierp. >> well, as you'd imagine it was quite emotional. it's the first time they've visited him or seen him for six months in the flesh. and they were certainly tears shed. >> florence louie, reports from australia at the announcement. >> his family is looking towards hiring a new legal team to appeal. peter greste together with mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were accused to aiding the muslim brotherhood designated by the egyptian government as a terrorist organization. the false evidence used in court to convict the three include video from another channel as well as greste's reports from other parts of china. their conviction triggered a global outcry. jowrnlts frojournalists united

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, al jazeera employees, all kncted of reporting falses and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. a judgment interpreted by journalists around the world as being politically motivated. this is a case receiving attention across the globe. the latest programme to highlight the cause "the daily show", the u.s., interviewing sue turton. >> we were specking the prosecution to come up with amazing evidence. we were confused about. it never happened. we were still found guilty. i have been sentenced to 10 years in gaol in absentia. the guys have between 7 and 10 years in gaol. they'll appeal, but we are looking at the same judicial system that put them there. >> last week, 200 days after the men were arrested. staff from different countries and channels held a process. from c.n.n. to the bbc, from sky news to i.t.n. and al jazeera, competing networks came together to put pressure on the egyptian government to free aj staff. relatives of the convicted men say they are holding up and it's the support of friends and colleagues that are keeping them

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were gaoled for seven years, baher mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to demand the journalists be freed. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these people choose to risk their lives? >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> people are dying because of this policy... >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. thed you are insa fletcher here how they are shaping

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were convicted of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera raeget -- reject. journalists in federation square tweeted a photo with the caption "journalism is no crime." >> journalism is not a crime. journalism is not terrorism, and yet that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sent to long gaol terms in a cairo prison. as we said before and say once more, we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president abdul fatah al-sisi and respectfully demand the release of all the journalists locked away in egyptian prisons for their journalism. >>> after a month of matches germany are the first european country to win a world cup on south men soil -- south american soil. they beat argentina 1-0. the world's most famous football stadium, venue for the sports biggest game. germany started the world cup time nervous lie. tony coez with a misguided header. missing a chance for argentina. the same player with a ball in the net minutes later. rightly ruled offs

baher mohamed was given seven years but received three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up in a process. al jazeera continues to demand the journalists be freed. >> still ahead - claims something fishy is going on in the sri lankan president's home town. and later - the world cup star setting new trends in men's hairstyles. >>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories - israeli forces targeted the home of gaza's police chief, leaving 18 dead. it's the worst single incident in more thanive days of air attacks. rockets continue to be fired from gaza into israel. the israeli military says the iron dome system destroyed three rockets. for of its commanders were injured on a raid on a rocket launch site in northern gaza. >> afghanistan's rivals agreed to a full audit of votes in the run-off presidential election. john kerry announced the move m following two days of talks. >> more on the offensive in gaza. here is john hendren. >> reporter: inside this home on the right a 6am phone call from israel any intelligence carries a terse warning "get out"

baher mohamed received an additional three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, whichked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to reject all charges and demand the journalists be freed. >>> there is a strike over anger of the government. it's the biggest strike since the government took power in 2010. ♪ >>> to the world cup news, argentina have set up the world cup final against old foes germany. they beat the netherlands on penalties after the first scoreless semifinals in the cup's history. >> reporter: the netherlands were looking for a second final, while argentina were looking for their first appearance to the finals 24 years. messi got a free kick after 15 minutes. the argentines went close to ten minutes later. at halftime it remained goalless. the second half had even fewer chances as neither team seemed able to score that all-important goal. but robin had a chance to win the shot in the 98th minute. but 30ing minutes of extra time couldn't separate the teams so it went to penalties where the dutch couldn't repeat the heroics of their semifinal playoff against

baher mohamed was given 10, because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the convictions and demands the journalists be freed. >>> two people were injured when egyptian security forces fired at drivers protesting a hike in fuel prices. it removed subsidies on friday resulting in a 70% increase. taxing the poor is not the right move. >>> now, a new internet law in russia could cause major problems for foreign-based websites. sites that store the percentage information of russians are forced to move them to domestic servers or risk being blocked. it include facebook, youtube and others that don't have offices in russia. websites can be blocked without a court ruling if they are deemed a threat to public order. mt vladimir putin says it will protect children from indecent content. critics say it puts them on the same path as china. >> an intelligence analyst says a majority of russians are against the new legislation. >> all of these legislations, everyone expressed concerns and

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy received seven years, baher mohamed received seven years and anitional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession by he picked up at a protest. more on that campaign to free our journalists, and the rest of the day's news on the website at aljazeera.com. corporations. >> ..entertaining >> it's fun to play with ideas. >> ...thought provoking >> get your damn education. >> ...surprising >> oh, absolutely! >> ...exclusive one-on-one interviews with the most interesting people of our time. >> you're listening because you want to see what's going to happen. >> i want to know what works what do you know works? >> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. >>> i'm ali velshi at the

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed were convicted of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that al jazeera rejects. journalists at the rally in federation square tweeted a photo with a caption journalism is no crime. >> journalism is not a crime. journalism is not terrorism. and, yet, that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sentenced to long gaol terms in a cairo prison. as we have done many times before, we say once more. we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president abdul fatah al-sisi and respectfully demand the release of all the journalists locked away in egyptian prison for their journalism. >> human rights campaigner malala yosafzai is to meet with the nigerian president. she will urge goodluck jonathan to save more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram fighters in april. the girls were taken from a boarding school in borno state 91 days ago. >> salvage crews in italy began an operation to remove the wreck of "costa concordia." 32 were killed when the ship capsized in january 2012,

baher mohamed received an additional three years because he had a spent bullet casing in his processionich he picked up at a protest. >>> still ahead why the spirit of ramadan is struggling to survive. >>> and this is threatening the future of its landowners. ♪ >> 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... ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. this is a recap of our top stories. the israeli cabinet has given the go ahead to mobilize 40,000 soldier reservists. at least 14 people and 80 more injured in gaza after israeli air strikes. the israeli military says that more than 100 rockets have been fired from gaza in the last 24 hours. two people were wounded by shrapnel. >>> ashraf ghani has

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy from sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed was given seven years and an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects the convictions and continues to demand the journalists be freed. >>> now, india's new government is about to announce sweeping reforms to boost the economy. all is being revealed in the first budget since narendra modi won a landslide election victory two months ago. as we report, factory owners want government help to compete with china. >> reporter: this group is a giant of indian manufacturing, and its expertise in building industrial sized pumps and valves earnt revenues of $2 billion a year. the chairman accuses previous governments of app athy, that he says held back growth in his business. >> we have a feeling that manufacturing is treated like a stepchild. there's so many rules and regulations that need to be followed. some that you needed and some not allowing us to compete with china or the other countries that are big in manufacturing. >> reporter: it's a common

baher mohamed was given seven years, but received a further three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands that its journalists be freed. >> mexico city is one of the largest. it's one of the most polluted. its high altitude contributes to poor air quality. 20 million citizens are growing grass on the rooftops to try to breathe easier. >> reporter: walk through mexico city any given sunday and you see a transformation. no cars, streets and avenues turned into bike lanes, and free aerobic and exercise glasses. this woman is rolling out the grey carpet. dozens of gardens are a trend. they pure fi the pair and regulate the temperatures. >> this is excellent. i feel like i'm contributing to making the city better, greener and cleaner. this is a small area. i feel a difference already. she says the whole family is less stressed out. including the dog. the company behind the roof top garden say authorities are banking on the project and giving tax benefits to residents that insal them. >> applicants and everything green is he

peter greste, and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven year sentence, and baher mohamed received 7 yearsnd an additional 3-year term because he had a spent bullet in his possession which was picked up at a protest. al jazeera conditions to demand that its journalists be freed. >> more to come on al jazeera. >> i'm tania page reporting from south africa, where the e.u. is demanding stricter measures on citrus growers over fears fungus would spread. >> women in europe using a new screening process look forward to having a healthy baby. details coming up. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. the israeli bombardment continues into gaza, with more missiles being fired. the day-time attacks follow a night of air strikes and shelling. >>> a government complex was among the targets. the house of hamas leader also came under fire. >>> hospitals are cleaning the wounded, the palestinian death toll at 1,110, and 53 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been kill. >>> the obama administration is pushing back against israeli criticism of john kerry, accused of favouring hamas in the la

last month peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven years in prison of the baher mohamedears and they added on another three because he had a used bullet casing in his possession, something he picked up at a protest whilst working. al jazeera demands that the journalists be free. peter greste is an australian national and media and human rights groups are campaigning for his release. journalist hugh rimmin tonne is one leading the evidence and says it's vital to keep pressure on the egyptian government. >> there has been contacts made between the senior prime minister and tony abbott. the pressure needs to continue. there's a legal process, and it's important that there is a continued level of attention. we heard abdul fatah al-sisi say he would rather they were deported than put on trial. that shows levels of confusion about the process within the egyptian government. we have peter greste's parents in their late 7 # 0s. -- 70, they are over there, they are not treated as others are treat in the egyptian system. they are getting 45 minutes. everyone else gets four hours.

baher mohamed received seven years and received an extra 3 years because he had a spent bullet that he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera demands that its journalists are freed. >>> venezuela's former military intelligence chief has been released after four days of detention on the caribbean island. he was arrested over u.s. allegations of drug trafficking. venezuela said the detention violated international law. he wasened to aruba. it was argued that he didn't have immunity, but they freed him. >> it's been a free since the lac-megantic fuel train explosion in canada that killed 47 people. the u.s. department of transportation chose to phase out the tangers. that's not going to be enough. they want the train stopped. we have this report from philadelphia. twice a day trains like this one more than a kilometre long roll into california. it delivers more than 190,000 barrels of crude oil for refine. . few take notice. they jumped the track over the river. because of the explosive cargo. it threatened the water supply. >> anxi

baher mohamed was given seven years but received three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands the release of our journalists. cyprus marked 40 years since an invasion split the island in two. they are living separate lives with turkish cypriots in the north and greek cypriots in the south. we'll hear from paul beban in a next, but first simon mcgregor-wood in the south. [ sirens ] >>> every year the sirens sound 5:30am. greek cypriots mark the moment forces began their enface. they morn those killed in the fighting. white crosses for the 6,000 that well. of hns wept missing. the president laid a reef, along with the leaders of parties. later in this church, the surfaces was led by the archbishop. >> translation: i feel like the invasion happened today. a huge country invaded cyprus. no one cared, not the united nations, not the european union that claimed it's democratic. for creek sipry ots there was mourning. and anger and frustration that the politicians are unable or unwilling to solve the cyprus problem. for this day i

baher mohamed was given seven years and received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands the journalists be freed. >> to syria, four people have been killed and another 22 wounded from mortar fire. video posted on social media claims to show opposition fighters. the town is important because of its procximity to damascus. >>> president bashar al-assad says western and arab states will pay the price for supporting opposition groups in the country. he's been sworn in for a second 7-year term of syria. >>> the united nations is alarmed at the displacement of tens of thousands of people in yemen due to ongoing fighting between houthi rebels and government forces. 15 million are in need of aid. 3 million have no access to clean water or adequate sanitation. 8 million have no access to health care. one million children under the age of five are malnourished. 10.5 million are struggling to get food. relief efforts fear the situation will worsen as fighting intense fizzes. we have this report. >> reporter: that f

baher mohamed was given senn years and a further three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, one picked up at a protest. they plan to appeal the convictions. they have not taken a final decision. you can follow the stories on the website. it was updated 24 hours a day. >> job training was the subject of something you rarely see in washington. a near unanimous vote in the house of representatives. the goal is to train up more workers for available jobs and run federal job training programs more efficiently. and it's the "inside story."

baher mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in possession which he picked up at a protest. they are falsely accused of aiding muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand they be freed. >>> a wildfire has doubled in size, destroying half-a-dozen homes. firefighters are using airplane and helicopters to drop fire retard and. a second fire at the yosemite national park is threatening homes. >>> bangladesh releases $3 billion in new notes. it's a tradition in eid for elders to give fresh currency to the youth as a holiday exist. not everywhere is keen to wait in queues outside banks. >> reporter: in the days before eid thousands queue up at the bank to get their hands on new bank notes. >> now notes give children a different joy. that's why we come here and have been waiting here for so long. every eid, people like to hand out bank notes for children and their relatives. >> it's a tradition to give a token sum of money. for many, one of the sadder things about growing older is you start to receive less and hand out more with ev

baher mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in pocket, picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to rengt the charms. >>> a community center is using football to educate people and help combat the virus. >> we have this report. >> reporter: the excitement of the world cup is running high in las ute u. children are imagining a game between al jazeera and ghana. they are in a kick for life programme, a project for neighbouring south africa's 2010 world cup. >> this man is commentating, he came it the game. alongside the pitch he's learning about h.i.v. it's important in the country with the third highest rate of infection that causes aids. >> this is dangerous, we learn about aids every day. we find something that is getting in our heads, so we protect ourselves. >> this is an orphan living on the street with friends. as well as how to avoid h.i.v., they are learning how to budget what little money they have. >> for many young people this is the only relief for a life of hardship. the center provides a safe environment, free of t

baher mohamed was given seven years and then received an additional three for having a spent bullet casingssession which he picked up at a protest. iraq's ministry has launched a new offensive in tikrit. it has attacked a city killing a family. these pictures show the aftermath of the strike. fighters calling themselves the islamic state have taken over large areas of the north and west. >>> iraq's parliament has taken an important step towards the formation of a new government. politicians have appointed a speaker, ending weeks of disagreement. they now have 30 days to vote for a new president and 45 days to elect a new prime minister. imran khan reports from the capitol of bagdad. >> reporter: after months of political wrangling, iraq is finally on its way to forming a government. he has been chosen to represent iraq as speaker of the house. the sunnis agreed, their political block agreed that he was the consensus candidate for all of them. although i have said this took months of wrangling, this perhaps was the easy bit. what happens now is there are 30 days to choose a president and th

baher mohamed was also given seven years plus an additional three years because he had a spent bulletession which he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. now in a press conference the parents of peter greste pleaded for justice and continued attention on their son's case. >> we passionately and absolutely know that a grave and very serious injustice has taken place in peter's case, and we won't shy away from professing that position as long as we can. and therefore, no matter how independent any system is, people do hear and there is always a place and value of public opinion. and so to respond to your comment, generally, we would still encourage you to maintain your interest in the campaign not only to get peter out of jail, but in the course of media freedom, because public opinion just like the one each and every one of you have a public opinion, does matter. >> now you can find a lot more about our al jazeera journalists in jail in cairo on the website. ♪ >>> think i'm lisa fletcher and y

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are in prison in egypt.eing sentenced three weeks ago and jailed, reporting false news was the charge, something they and their employer emphatically deny. >> they shouldn't have been arrested or incarcerated for one day, let alone 200. and we continue to call on the president of egypt to recognize this, and to release them and send them home straight away. >> reporter: here staff are doing whatever they can to get their voices heard. this is a silent protest, but the message from these employees is very loud, and very clear. journalism is not a crime. as for the network, its official position remains unchanged. it continues to demand the immediate release of itself employees from prison. >> it would have been any one of us inside that jail cell in cairo, and whatever story we are covering in the world, we are always thinking of them and calling today and every day for their immediate release and for egypt to reverse their shameful decision. >> reporter: across social media, too, the hashtag, free aj staff i

baher mohamed was given 10 years, accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera reject the convictions and demands the journalist be freed. >> in the egyptian capital cairo, two have been arrested during treat protests. the government calls the hike necessary to fix the economy. for many, it's a tax on the poor. we have this report. >> a 70% increase in fuel prices have taken effect. this will affect everything. food, drink, transport, children's expenses. how can she is people afford a living. this is not fair. after the government removes subsidies, taxi drivers say they'll go out of business. >>> gas has gone up. that is not a small increase. we can't pay the rent, let alone deal with this increase. >> reporter: these pictures show taxis near cairo parked in protest. al jazeera journalists have been gaoled in egypt. the network is banned so we cannot verify the picture uploaded on social media. there were reports on skirmishes in many cities. the prime minister says they were needed as they were costing a quarter of the state's government. >>. >> tr

baher mohamed was given 10 years because he had a spent bullet in his possession picked up at a protest fight. al jazeera relates the convictions and demands the journalist be freed. >>> a police officer has been kld in a blast in barr rain, the explosion taking place south of the captial. there are no claims of responsibility. the government faced protest by people demanding more rights. >> in macedonia police fired tear gas and water canon to prevent protesters storming a court building in the capital. about 2,000 demonstrators gathered to protest the life sentences imposed on six ethnic albanian muslims. they were convicted of murdering five fishermen in a float to destabilize the country. the men deny the charges. >>> greece is the gateway to europe. it's coming under security for policies. under the grebe law, the -- greek law it has been extended. in 2009 it's more than 18 months, if individuals are thought to be not cooperating, they can be detained indefinitely. the european court of human rights ruled that conditions in greece was amounted to degrading treatment. minors are det

. >>> our are colleagues imprisoned in egypt, are mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed.azeera continues to demand they be freed. up next, sports. >> welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. in afghanistan, 8 million votes cast in last month's disputed election are being examined. al jazeera's jennifer glasse reports now from kabul's election headquarters. >> reporter: this has never been done before. but the review is considered essential to avoid violence. last month's presidential runoff ended with both candidates, abdalla abdalla and ashraf ghani making claims of corruption. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry came to kabul to broker a deal. now afghanistan is conducting the biggest election review process in history. >> leading up to the agreement, i think people were starting to prepare for serious conflict. and this is only chance to really -- to save the election. >> reporter: so every one of the eight million votes cast is being reviewed, one by one with a checklist to help separate the good from the bad. all the ballot processes are being brought to kabul wi

baher mohamed was given seven years and received an extra fully years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera demands that its journalist be freed. >> 20 children have been killed in an indian state af a school bus collided with a train. it happened at a railway crossing. 20 children were injured. >> a somali politician has been killed in a drive by shooting. he was a popular folk singer, is the fourth member of parliament killed. al-shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> the doctor in charge of battling the ebola outbreak in sierra leone has been infected. he has been described as a national hero for his efforts to fight the virus. more than 500 people across three west african countries are known to have died from ebola this year. >> next - all the sport and the action from the second semifile of south america's top competition. details coming up. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> welcome ball. there's mo

. >>> last month mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were given sentences along with peter greste. al jazeera continues to demand that its journalists be freed. >>> yukos, energy joint seized from mikhail khodorkovsky. now ordered the kremlin for paying over $50 billion in damages by forcing yukos into bankruptcy. >> the shareholders wanted $114 billion, the court awarded them under half of that, but still a vast amount of money. the head of shareholders said extracting that from russia could get acrimonious. >>> we would expect them to, having exhausted the legal remedies that they have, if and when they fail, then to pay their liability as ordered by the tribunal and confirmed by the courts. >> reporter: the story of how things got here involves the man who was formerly russia's most high profile prisoner. mikhail khodorkovsky was an oligarch, his oil company, yukos, became one of russia's biggest energy firms. but when vladimir putin warmed the oligarchs to stop meddling in politics, khodorkovsky didn't listen. he was imprisoned and spent 10 years in jail for fraud. it's that de

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are in prison in egypt. this was then being sentenced and gaoled, reporting false news the charge. it was something they and their employer denied. >> our guys shouldn't have been arrested or incarcerated for one day, let alone 200. we call on the president of egypt to recognise that and release them. >> here at al jazeera european the staff are doing what they cap. this is a silent protest. but the message is loud and clear - journalism is not a crime. the network continues to demand the release of its employees from prison. >> at the end of the day as journalists we are aware it could have been any one of us inside that gaol cell. wherever we are in the world, whatever story we are covering we are thinking of the three and calling today and every day for their immediate release and for egypt to reverse their shameful decision. >> reporter: across social media the hashtag free av's staff is re-tweeted from america to australia, there's a determination to make sure the men are not forgotten. >> the president

peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have been charged with eighthing the muslim brotherhood a charge al jazeera. convicted in absentia for spreading false news, she was on the daily. >> this freagestaff.com, that's gone viral. but also, have a conchess about where you are going with your dollars. >> vote with your dollars. >> correct. maybe this isn't the time to look at the permits at the moment. >> right. >> i asked her about our latest information about our colleagues in a egyptian prison? in they are in a storm tri, they were before in a cell 3 meters by four meters, pretty have grim. mohamed fahmy is getting treatment on his broken shoulder which is good news. as far as looking to the future, we are really looking to an appeal and possibly a retrial so that's september, october, they have got an awful lot longer in prison before they can even hope to get out. >> what did they do? what were they doing? what do you say to that? >> you know i.t. was clear from the trial this wasn't any kind of forensic look with the way we treated this city at all. there feels more like we

baher mohamed was given seven years and another three years because he had a spent bullet he picked upt site. al jazeera denies all charges and continues to demand their release. >>> the european yuan yoon is going to help syria with additional funds. this double bombing occurred just outside the center of the city. al jazeera cannot independently verify these pictures. >>> many are left disabled in the war, and need specialist help. >> reporter: this person became paralyzed from the waist down at only 12 years of age. she was shot by a sniper in the spine. she came to jordan with our family two years ago, seeking treatment. a physical therapist visits her at home once a week for a rehabilitation session. the treatment is meant to prevent permanent immobility. >> translator: i can't walk anymore. i have been deprived of my childhood at only 12 years old. >> reporter: there's no sensation in her lower body, and she needs these braces to treat leg deformsy. she complains of being board and being deprived from going to school. the injuries have also devastated her parents. >> translator:

baher mohamed was given seven years, and received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a pro-september. al jazeera demands -- protest. al jazeera demands their journalists be freed. >>> drug testing on babies in mothers and babies homes in ireland. >> there are accusations that children were used as guinea pegs for vak signations whilst in the care of the catholic church. the irish government is facing pressure to car yoi out a -- carry out a full investigation. we spoke to some of the victims. >> reporter: having a baby a joy us experience, but for the infants their carers had other intentions. that baby became marie, separated from her unmarried mother by the nuns and adopted out of one of ireland's mother and baby homes. >> it's faded over time. >> reporter: not before being treated as an experiment by a drugs company, which injected her at nine months, with a test for diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio, without knowing what would happen. catholic church treats all lies as sacred, that's why it doesn't like abortions. >

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, al jazeera employees, convicted of reporting falseand aiding the mapped muslim brotherhood -- bann banned muslim brotherhood. a judged seen as politically motivated by journalist around the world. the latest programme, "the daily show", in the u.s., introducing al jazeera's sue turton, also convicted in her absence. >> we expected the prosecution to come up with amazing evidence. it never happened. we were still found filty. i have been sentenced to 10 years in absentia. the guys in prison between seven and 10 years. they'll appeal, but we are looking at the same system that put them there. >> reporter: last week staff from different countries, channels held a protest in solidarity. from c.n.n., bbc, sky news, i.t.n. and al jazeera. competing networks came together to put pressure on the government to free aj staff. relatives of the convicted men say they are holding up and the support of friends and colleagues is keeping them going. >> support all over the globe, it's what they are life op. i am asking the media to continue its press

baher mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects the convictions and demands the journalist le freed. >>> a u.s. government report on people tracking released a damning report on thailand, finding that the government failed to investigate, prosecute or convict those responsible. veronica pedrosa is in southern thailand where she spoke to a person trafficked in the seafood industry. >> enslaved to provide prawns on dining tables. this man who didn't want to be identified described his experience. >> translation: i was forced to work on a ship. on the boat the beating up is normal. they were never so brutal that they killed anyone. there are cases where people died when they fell off boats. on the boat, if you don't know how to workers it's diff. if you dropped a fish, we'd be punished. if anyone was not used to working on the boat. it would take a long time. we worked from 6am to 2am. . >> it's back-breaking work supplying the world's supermarkets with seafood. most o

baher mohamed was given ten years because he picked up a spent bullet casing at a protest.pent 209 days behind bars. >> the first full weeks after the verdict the restrictions in the prison were fairly tight. however, now i understand he gets most of the time of the day outside of his prison cell. and he has a few more extended liberties in relation to exercise and those sorts of things. so he's still finding it very confining and restrictive, but certainly they appear to be a lot more relaxed than in previous times. >> they have also released a joint statement describing the moment the court passed sentence. >>> journalists from around the world have protested in support of the three men. with a new team now appointed by the greste family to take the appeal to court, it is hoped they court will rule that journalism is not a crime. >>> iraq's most influential shiite cleric has urged the political leaders not to cling to power. the prime minister has rejected demands to resign and is seeking a third term in office. right now the iraq's government is in the islamic state. it'

journalists are killed, five missing 543 in prison, including peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, serving long sentences in egypt on charges of spreading false information. in london britain's journalist union presented a petition demanding their release, al jazeera joins them in that demand. >>> in ecuador they are being silenced under a gag law, allowing them to be imprisoned if they denigrate anyone. >> the sound of a helicopter woke her sleeping son, filling the boy with fear, that ecuador's president was aboard, and coming for his mother. the mother of three is a well-known investigative tv journalist in ecuador. she coughed themes like human and arms trafficking. ecuador's police and extrajudicial killings. her work spurred reform and won phrase, but not from the president. who mocked her efforts, calling her blondy in his weekly television addresses. >> in 2012, she became more than an annoyance. a story about corrupt awoke fury. that's when the anonymous calls came. >> they were going to take my kid, my six-year-old and kidnap him. we were never going to forget what they

baher mohamed received an additional three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession whichcked up at a protest. people worldwide have taken up the vigil to demand the release of the journalists. like these . . . and the uk's channel 4 us in team in gaza, jonathan miller says 200 days in an egyptian jail for committing the crime of journalism. an activist group has been campaigning for the release of mohammed fahmy who is a canadian citizen. they are calling on the prime minister to take urgent public action. allison is the executive director of the international press institute, she says that dozens of journalists have been unfairly jailed across the world. >> if you silence the voice of a journalist, then you silence a community. and that is really not part of democracy or engaging the community and the political process. really important not just today, but every day to keep up the noise about the imprisoned journalists, and to send out tweets and facebook postings, et cetera, asking for the release of these journalists, and bringing it to the attention of the public at l

baher mohamed received 7 years, but was given three more years for having a spent bullet in his possession. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects charges and demands the jourptists be -- journalist be agreed. >> the republic of guinea saw 314 deaths from ebola. fatalities in sierra leone rose to 219. liberia - 127 deaths. a liberian man died in nigeria. nigeria's strength and control airport and border crossings - it set up an emergency operation center to receive reports and send medical staff and experts to responds to cases. the virus is known to kill victims within days, with no known cures or vaccines. >> as the military government in thailand pushes forward. political roots mound a challenge. members of the government useded by the could started a movement against it, do they have a chance against the military. >> reporter: soon after the cue day tar some thats came to the streets to protest against military rules. a stop was put to that. all voices against the military government have been silenced since then. in late june a former c

baher mohamed was given 10 years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked upt a protest. al jazeera relates the charges against them and demands their release. peter greste's parents are in cairo for the first time and have been able to visit their son in prison. i spoke to his mother lois earlier. >> for us it was the most difficult day of our life. it was very emotional and peter was quite sombre. i mean, i think the reality is starting to sink in now. i found it hard. you know, it's not an easy thing to do to go into the toura prison gaol. the conditions are very harsh and stark. and very, very dusty, and it was not easy. that's all i can say. >> what about peter's health. what is his health like. what is his mood like, how is he holding up? >> as i said, he's quite - he was quite sombre, but he was absolutely so delighted to see us and, you know, it was quite emotional when we arrived, and also to when we left. unfortunately we thought we had would hours with him, but it ippeded up that we only had -- ended up that we only had 45 minutes. it wasn't easy to

baher mohamed was given 7 years and received three more years because he had an incident bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood much al jazeera demonstrates that its journalists be freed. nigeria has gone on alert a day after the first abolla case in lagos. travellers coming in to the country are being asked to report symptoms of fiver. >> the center for diseases will handle the cases. >>> 660 people have been killed by the ebola virus. gipee has seen 314 deaths. fatality in sierra leone rose to 219. 127 deaths have been reported in line area ya. and a line earian man -- liberian man decided in nigeria. >>> political groups in britain are mounding a challenge. members of the government ousted by the coup started a movement against it. do they have a chaps against the military. scott heidler went to find out. >>> soon after the cout de tar some thais came to the streets to protest against military rule. strict laws by the junta put is stop that that. inside thailand, nearly all voices have been silenced. in june, a c

baher mohamed was given seven years but received three additional because he had a spent bullet in his position which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects the convictions and demand they are freed. >>> the news companies here on al jazeera, from the newshour team in doha buy for now. coming september only on al jazeera america [ sirens ] >> fear in the streets of gaza, who's being asked to broker a ceasefire with israel. >> president obama rallies support for his immigration plan, but facing tougher questions about stopping the waivers of children crossing the border. >> the father accused of gang down his own children now in