a judge dismissed charges against mohamed and fahmy but ordered them to be tried again. global campaign such as free aj staff is important but it's only a start. >> the real issue involves national governments not meeting their commitments to uphold justice and ensure that journalists can work safely. >> reporter: prosecution has videos it says, but testimony from the prosecution's own witnesses has aided the defense. write the report or remember what they wrote and egyptian billionaire has testified on their behalf. fahmy may have gotten one step further to being deported to canada where he is a citizen. the government has issued him a temporary passport. they might be free on bail they still can't move forward with theirs lives. >> i want to be a productive person and it's really damaging my life. and i didn't do anything wrong. >> the journalists hope this time around an egyptian court will agree. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> arrested a teenager in melbourne on friday and defused three home made explosive devices. police say he is expected to appear before a closed

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are awaiting retrial. network said: >>> in bangladesh another blogger has been murdered, the third killing in three months. on may 11th he was hacked to death by a gang in the east. authorities are yet to confirm the motive. but the 33-year-old was threatened over a pro-secular blog post. religious groups pushed for tougher anti-blasphemy laws to keep religions out of politics. his bloggings was based on anated yist blog are who was killed. and another was killed for anti-islamic writing. >>> from the u.s. based committee to protect journalists it was said: >>> macedonia is a small country of 2 million people. the government has a big media story. three months ago the leader of the main opposition party accused of the government of an ilsurveillance programme, the phone tapping of 20,000 poem, including 100 journalists over a 4-year period. the prime minister denied the allegations saying the recordings are fabricated even though top ministers resigned, and his intelligence chief. initially the state-owned

the same could be said for the rest of the team mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr.mid january much of the international media demanded the release of the three journalists. the hashtag free aj staff went viral. in the u.s. and u.k. respected journalists came out in support. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men, that could vaguely have been said to incriminate them. a video of sheep herding, work in kenya, and footage of a different channel was shown through the trial as evidence. adjournment after adjournment followed. in june and to the fury of the world, the men were convicted and gaoled. for their families it was the lowest point of a desperate year. andrew greste spent four months in and out of cairo visiting his brother. speaking from his farm in australia he spoke about what it meant for peter. >> he's determined it will not break him. he doesn't want to come out a bitter and twisted man. it has taken a lot of effort self-determination and focus for him to remain mentally together and look after himself physically. >>> world leaders,

today i'm free my colleagues mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy are not free. [ speaking foreign language> press freedom is para mount to the way any society operates. you need the information out there, and out there in a way that is successful:? ? . >> it's a thin line between press freedom and championship. we cross that line every day. >>> well doctor the head of the u.n.'s human rights hub for south asia. and are delighted to have him in the studio. >> thank you. the united nations human rights office believe that journalism has immense power. it is the element that circulates fresh ideas and healthy questions. it insists on a safe space for institutions bringing public confidence. every state in the world needs independent journalist to challenge it. as our secretary-general ban ki-moon together with the u.n. high commissioner and the director-general said quality journalism enables citizens to make informed decisions and works to expose justice, corruption and the abuse of power. for this it must be allowed to thrive in a neighbouring environment. and they can work and in condition

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are accused of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. charges they deny. they were ordered to stand trial again. >>> 55 inmates and 12 policemen have been killed during a prison break in iraq, more than 60 inmates also missing after a fight broke out. police are searching for them. >>> in syria international inspectors have found traces of sarin gas used by the government government. >> it's thought to be a matter of survival for the syrian regime and it's allies. it was forced into opposition hands, hezbollah said it has gained the upper hand with few losses on the battlefield. 40 hezbollah fighters were killed before announcing it's strategic withdraw from the area. the army of conquest rebel groups are part of a new coalition. and damascus international have found traces of sarin gas. this comes with increased regime attacks in the areas. the latest of which was a chlorine attack reported in idlib province. >> we brief it's been quite devastating in terms of regime use. but as as a factual matter that no one has established attributio

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges denied. they were released on bail in february after spending more than 400 days in imprisonment a judge dismissed the charges, but ordered them to stand trial again >>> >>> 55 inmates and 12 police men have been killed during a prison break in diyala. more than 55 inmates are missing. police are searching for them. the prison holds around 300 inmate >>> more protests are expected in guatemala calling for the president to quit. the vice president has already resigned after one of her top aides was linked to a multi million corruption scandal. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: thousand of guatemalans celebrated the vice president's resignation in the capital guatemala city. it was the culmination of weeks of protest. anger and frustration that had been directed to her and the ruling party was replaced by chants and cheers and firecrackers. it was called a victory for the people. her resignation was announced by the president, and said to be a praised decision. >> after tal

freed al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy is suing the television network al jazeera for $100 million over its handling of his imprisonment in egypt. fahmy, who is egyptian-canadian, spent more than a year in prison along with two other al jazeera journalists. in a lawsuit filed in canadian court, he accused al jazeera of giving him misinformation about his legal status in egypt, and airing his reports on its egyptian channel after it was banned by an egyptian court. >> [indiscernible] instead of punishing the network. but i will not be as obedient as egypt and i'm here to announce that i will set the record straight and put al jazeera on trial. the network not only breached contract [indiscernible] they also failed to reimburse me for my full legal fees. amy: in nebraska, two prisoners have been found dead after authorities reclaimed control of a prison following an uprising over the weekend. prisoners took control of half the housing units at tecumseh state prison on sunday, setting fires and tearing down walls ceiling tiles and security cameras. a prisoner told the lincoln journal

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges denied. they were released on bail in february after spending more than 400 days in imprisonment a judge dismissed the charges, but ordered them to stand trial again >>> 55 inmates and 12 policemen have been killed during a prison break in diyala. more than 55 inmates are missing. police are searching for them. o moving to syria, inspectors found traces of sarin gas in research sites used by the government coming as activists reported a series of chlorine attacks in idlib. hezbollah and opposition fighters have been battling for control near damascus. >> reporter: it's thought to be a battle of survival. if in the opposition hands, damascus would be next, and would cut off bashar al-assad's stronghold. north-west syria from the capital. they are gaining the upper hand with few losses on the battlefield. the syrian opposition says 40 hezbollah fighters were killed. it announced a strategic withdrawal from the area. the army of conquest groups leading. it's one of fighting of a

he was deported and his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on became weeksl three are accused of collaborating with the muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera deny. >> no one really wants a conviction based on a technicality. the technicality is if i'm in egypt - i'm not allowed to be in egypt because the president kicked me out. the court is demanding i appear. if i don't appear upped rules i'll be convicted. this is the only which i can think of that i can demonstrate to the court, the egyptian government, the people that i'm not a fugitive i'm not afraid of justice, i'm prepared to go through a cross-examination and defend myself as i said earlier, there's no evidence against us we weren't doing anything criminal, we were not guilty of charges laid against us. >>> a south korean appeals court called for the release of an airline executive. heather cho was convicted after an out burst. she is the daughter of the airline's chairman was sentenced to one year in prison >>> it's been a year since the military toppled the democratically elected governm

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they denied. they were released on bail in february, after spending more than 400 days in prison. a judge dismissed charges against them, but ordered them to stand trial again >>> in syria international inspectorors found surprises of sarin gas in research sites used by the regime after activists reported chlorine attacks in idlib. fighting near damascus continued between hezbollah and opposition fighters for control of the strategic area. we have more. >> reporter: it's thought to be a battle of survival for the syrians. if the area falls into opposition hands, damascus would be next. it could cut off bashar al-assad at hits strong hold from the north-west of the capital. they say they are gaining the upper hand with few losses on the battlefield. 40 hezbollah fighters were killed before announcing a strategic withdrawal from the area. the army of groups leading the fighting is one of many part of a new group. hezbollah deployed 85% to fight in syria, leaving 15 rz on the bor

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baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have been charged with supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood which they deny. the judge had dismissed the charges against them but ordered them to stand trial again. >>> 55 inmates and 12 policemen have been killed during a prison break in iraq's dialla province. are a fight broke out near near baquba. >>> after activists have reported a series of chemical attacks, if it force hes the opposition president bashar al-assad's aloite district could be cut off from the capital. >>> in a separate area near damascus at least 15 syrian soldiers were killed. dozens of soldiers were also injured. >>> well antigovernment groups say that they are making more gains in syria. bernard smith has more now on that story from the turkish syrian border. >> this is desserted talk an alliance of 18th government group just three days to take this city from government forces after a standoff of three years. almost all of idlib province in northwestern syria is now under the control of this alliance that calls itself the conquest army. it includes the powerful al nusra front

our colleague being australian journalist peter greste was deported then baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy haven't been able to leave that country. be peter greste has been instrumental in getting them released. >> world press freedom day is a unique opportunities to stand in solidarity not only with our colleagues within the al jazeera media network but with other passionate and brave journalists here in the u.s. and across the globe. today is the day that we call attention to the monumental importance of a vibrant and free press. right now i speak for our entire al jazeera america team when i say that we are honored to be part of an organization. we remain committed to shining a light where there is darkness, giving a voice to the voiceless empowering people's thought and action throughout the world. we honor courageous journalists we remember colleagues who have lost their lives in the pursuit offing the news. on behalf of all at al jazeera america, let journalism thrive. thank you. >> we continue to follow breaking news in garland temp. contest drawing depictions of the prophet muhamme

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr have been accused of promoting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they reject the charges. the two have been freed on bail. egypt is holding 12 media professionals in prison on charges of sympathizing with the muslim brotherhood. world war ii resonates strongly with russians more than 20 million were killed. it's why the annual victory day parade is a source of pride. it is also controversial. rory challands has more. >> reporter: russia's biggest ever victory day parade to mark 60 years. 60,000 servicemen, 200 hunts of hardware. this from a leader speaking against militarize im. in the red square address vladimir putin praised the citizens who perished in the war and criticized modern powers presumably the u.s. for trying to dominate global affairs. >> translation: in past decades basic principles of negotiation, principles hard won by man kind and war, have been neglected more often. we see attempts to create a uni polar world. see see military block thinking gaining momentum >>> 10 years ago vladimir putin sat next to george w. bush. german and f

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges denied. they were released on bail in february after spending more than 400 days in prison the a judge dismissed the charges against them, but ordered them to stand trial again >>> russia held the annual victory day parade to commemorate 70 years since the end of world war ii. it marks the nazi germany surrender to the soviet union. 25 million russians were killed after hitler invaded the soviet union. a parade in red square showed off military hardware. unlike previous years, many western leaders did not attend because of the russia's involvement. here is some of what vladimir putin had to say. >> translation: russia's biggest ever victory day parade. 16,000 servicemen nearly 2-00 units of hardware 140 helicopters and planes. this from a leader who speaks against the rehabilitation of mill tarrism. in saturday's red square address vladimir putin praised millions of citizens that perished in the war and criticized those for meddle in global fairs, presumably the u.s. >> transl

egypt accuses mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr of promoting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the journalists and al jazeera reject the charges, they have been free on bail since february >>> fierce eruption in yemen near the end of a 5-day truce. civilians dodged bullets and mortar shells. dozens were killed. the fighting threatened to derail a ceasefire meant to bring food water and medicine to the war-torn country. the truce will expire sunday. yemen's political parties are expected to met in saudi arabia on sunday to help with violence against rebels and pro-government forces. >> the secretary of state john kerry is in beijing. he met with top officials, and claimed wreaths and islands off the the philippines and vietnam. kerry said he sharesst concerns with the chinese premier. >> i urged china, through foreign minister wen jiabao to take action that is will join with everyone in helping to reduce tensions and increase the prospect of a diplomatic solution. >>> the pentagon denies reports that it is going send ships and plains to the region. jamie mcintyre has more from t

egypt accusing mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr of promoting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the journalists and al jazeera reject the charges, the two have been free on bail february >>> fierce clashes erupted in yemen near the end of a 5-day humanitarian truce. civilians dodged bullets and mortar shells dozens killed across south yemen, the fighting set to derail a ceasefire meant to bring food, water and medicine to the country, and that truce will expire sunday. the parties are expected to met in saudi arabia's capital on sunday, to help end the violence between rebels and pro-government forces >>> more protests in burundi in the aftermath of a failed coup. some of the coup plotters faced state prosecutors a day after loyalist soldiers defeated the attempt to overthrow the president. the government warned demonstrators to end weeks of protests against the president's controversial and unconstitutional bid to seek a third term in office. malcolm webb walked with the demonstrators in the capital bujumbura on saturday. [ singing ] >> reporter: these protesters are undeterred

our struggle or justice is still on going our case before the court for the three of us and mohamed fahmy baher mohammed and myself are all accused. more broadly i'm very concerned about press freedom. as a result of this experience, i've become closely associated with the wider issue globally and i feel very passionate about it very strongly about it. i think what we're seeing if you look at a recent survey by freedom house it's found that press freedom around the globe is the lowest level we're seeing since records began. the last three years were particularly bad in terms of journalists that were killed or imprisoned. we have a problem that really needs to be addressed we need to talk about it. >> the freedom house reported out of the 93 nations in the world that only 14 truly have press freedom. that is a scary thought for any of us who do the job. correct me if i'm wrong please. >> i will correct you, it was 14% of the world population. >> still not much. >> still not much. it's a spectacularly low figure. that's less than one in seven of us around the world. a lot of governments mig

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of promoting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the journalists rejected the charges, they have been free on bail since january. >> fierce clashes erupted in yemen at the end of a 5-day humanitarian truce. civilians dodged mortars and shells. dozens were killed fighting threatened to derail a ceasefire meant to bring food, water and medicine to the country. the truce will expire sunday. yemen's political parties are set to met on sunday to end the violence between rebels and pro-government forces. >> pope francis praised the palestinian president, the vatican, on saturday. the head of the roman catholic church called mahmoud abbas an angel. in the past pope francis referred to mahmoud abbas and the former israeli president as men of piece. mahmoud abbas is in rome for the canonization of two nuns that lived in palestine in the 19th century. >> keeping a close watch on severe weather pattern across the country. after more than sa dozen tornado, what will tomorrow bring. in lyn county kansas damages to homes and buildings reported. k

it allowed the release of al jazeera journalist mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr. after mohamed mursi was ousted the egyptian authorities cracked down on the muslim brotherhood, killing hundreds arresting thousands. >>> coming up in the next hour we'll speak with soltan's lawyer and brother-in-law about his role in freeing him. >>> united states officials refuse to comment on whether china's most wanted fugitive is in american custody. he's accused of stealing $41 million. there was no comment on whether he would be deported. china released a list of 100 fugitives who fled. 40 believed to be in the u.s. >>> the president was reelected, but f.i.f.a.'s future may be in even more unclear territory today. when we come back what is next for the troubled organization as some delegates rebel against sepp blatter. while the navy's rescue the migrants making the dangerous journey. european nations struggle with where to settle them. ettle them. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i se

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they deny they were released on bail in february after spending more than 400 days in prison. a judge dismissed charges against them but ordered them to stand trial again >>> 55 inmates and 12 police me have been killed during a prison break in diyala province. more than 50 have been missing since a fire broke out in the prison. the prison holds around #300 in mates. police are searching for them. >>> russia held the annual victory day parade to celebrate 70 years since the end of world war ii. victory day in russia marks nazi germany's surrender to russia. many did not attend because of russia's involved in neighbouring ukraine. let's hear some of what vladimir putin had to say. >> in the past decade the basic international principles have been ignored. those invented after the sufferings after the war. we saw attempts at a neopolan world and now forces gaining momentum. all undermining global stability, our joint goal should be equal stability for all countries, a system res