earlier today we talked with her about peter greste and the phone call greste made just after he was released. >> he had just basically been released he was at the airport and he rang my boss and she thought it was his brother calling because she was so used to speaking to his brother since this whole incarceration of these past founder days and she said hi mike, and he said, what's the voice of another australian you would really like to hear, and she said peter's. he said that's exactly who this is. he want emotional just checking in with an assignment, before he got on the plane. >> this has affected his colleagues especially you who knows him. can you talk about what emotional roller coaster this has been? >> when the guys were first arrested in december of 2013 we really thought it would be just a few days or maybe a week before they were deported. we had a team earlier in the year who had also been detained and after five days they had been shown the door and were deported. quite a few other journalists were being treated the same way. after the coup and turmoil and after presi

peter greste speaks out. >> i didn't. to be free. >> adding his voice to continued release of our colleagues, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy. their case is highlighting the plight of journalists around the world, from imprisonment to death for doing their job. four copies of the magna car at a on display for the first time in 800 years. good evening and welcome to the international hour on al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm stephanie sy. we begin in ukraine. a dozen fighters killed in less than 24 hours. and many more over the weekend. >> promising to boost their forces to 100 thousand to combat government forces. >> the white house is weighing its options and whether to provide weapons and other military equipment to stop the advance of separatist forces. that decision could destabilize the decision further but also could keep kiev from losing any more from eastern ukraine. jamie mcintire has more from the pentagon. >> best way to aid the government in ukraine and that the president has made no decision bu

after 400 days peter greste is free. the ordeal conditions for mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed >>> al jazeera said the campaign to free its journalists will not end until all three are released. peter greste is out of the country. but mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are behind bars. the network says all threes have to be ex-ownerated and convictions against other journalist tried in absentia have to be lifted. the managing director of al jazeera english says although the network is relieved to hear about the release of peter greste it demands the release of other journalists held. >> we spoke to peter this afternoon, after he was released from detention, and i can't tem you how relieved we are that peter left egypt and is on his way to bereunited with his family. tas day of mixed emotion, and we have to focus on the fact that baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy are still behind bars 400 days after being taken in to detention. that injustice needs to come to an end. they are guilty of nothing, apart from gre

he script today freed peter greste.hat it can't give back are the 400 days he has wasted in prison for a crime he didn't commit. >> he was reported but freed. january 1st, the con vince of the three men were overturned by the court of casatian. they were waiting for a refree trial. is he a freeman or a convicted man who has guaranteed? >> the bottom line is he shouldn't go to egypt any time soon. the court of cassation over turned it on a legal technicality. it didn't look at the facts of the case the. in egyptian law, he should be retried as should the other journalists but they shouldn't have to do that. the trial has been a farce. it's time for these men to go free meal an unconditionally. >> it leaves two other colleagues. now they both have slightly different cases because mohammed fahmy is canadian egyptian. and the other egyptian national nationalalty. how might that impact the various outcomes for their situation? >> it may be light at the ends of the table for mohammed fahtmy. he may face giving up his citizens

greste. he is entitled in a sense to be deported and that should happen immediately, because there is no distinction and the case against mr. mohamed should are drop. 16 other journalists are in prison and no doubt thousands have been in prison simply for supporting the opposition. we still have the cat and mouse game being played successfully by an authoritarian government to chill freedom of speech, so good for mr. fahmy and mr. mohamed today because at least their out of prison. >> we'll be talking to one of those other journalists in just a little while. i want your thoughts what we can expect then from february 23. >> well, one would hope that if there is any justice in egypt and there's precious little, that president al sisi, one would hope there would be better actions from canada than there have been so far that he would support the deportation of the canadian citizen -- >> i'm afraid the line to jeffery robinson seems to have gone away, but i think we got a gist really of what he wa

peter greste is on his way out of the country after 400 days in detension.he other two remain behind bars. network says hey all three have to be exonerated and the other journalists tried in absentia have to be lifted. the acting director general of the access immediate media network, we are mrooetsdz for peter and his family they are to be reunited. it has been an incredinalble and unjustifiable ordeal for them. peter integrity is not just intact but further enhanced by the fortitude and sacrifice he has shown for his profession of informing the public. we will not rest until baher and mohammed regain their freedom. the egyptian authorities have it in their power to release them today. >> that's exactly what they must do. imran khan reports. >> reporter: of this the most rebate protest against the detention of al jazeera staff in egypt. at the end of december, marking a year since their arrest journalists rallied in london and around the world. sydney, the hague, sarajevo. it had been a year offing a me for the families of the men. peter greste's family wer

greste flew to cyprus on sunday following his release, but fahmy and mohamed remain behind bars. al jazeera english managing director al anstey said the network continues to seek the remaining pair's freedom. >> we spoke to peter earlier on this afternoon, just after he was released from detention. i can't tell you how relieved we are that peter has left egypt and is on his way to be reunited with his family. it is a day a very mixed emotions. we have to focus on the fact that baher and mohamed are still behind bars, 400 days after being taken into detention. and that injustice needs to come to an end. there guilty of nothing, apart from great journalism. >> we'll have more on peter greste's release and the continued imprisoned of mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed later in the broadcast. in other news from egypt, an egyptian court has confirmed the mass death sentences of nearly 200 supporters of the banned muslim brotherhood. the defendants were convicted in december of involvement in the 2013 killings of police officers. defense attorneys say the accused were excluded from the co

should follow peter greste. that will leave the al jazeera, baher mohamed to face a ludicrous allegation that he's a terrorist. >> from the back of the court, i have to say thank you. i have to say thank you. summing up for the defense, very eloquently and malifluously jeffrey robertson qc. we'll get back to you later if and when we get good news. >> leading marine scientists said this year could mark a devastating breach of coral and marine life. one of the most important coral reefs face destruction. >> for decades the landscape has been the focus of study. a marine scientist and cop vervesist is working to protect the area. it's home to coral, 3,000 different kinds of fish and a host of marine life. >> it's a home for fish. feeding for fish. coral reef is like shelter in the desert. >> the climate change is warming the ocean, causing mass cases of coral bleaching and die off around the globe. this el nino will warm the waters and take the reefs a step closer to extinction. >> it will disappear from the area.

peter greste is on his way out of the country. the two others remain behind bars. al jazeera said all three have to be exonerated and the conviction of the other journalists have to be lifted. the leader of the network said: >> 13 ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours fighting pro-russian separatists across eastern ukraine. it has ban scene of particularly intense fighting with that we have a report. >> they run for cover touching their shopping bags. what sounds like artillery and mortars landing close by. it was unclear whether the separatists or the ukrainian military fired first. >> we're in the town and there's been a lot of incoming shelling over the last few minutes. it's still going on sporadically. the streets are deserted and those who can are hiding in their basements. under this block of flats we find a young family. it is cold and damp and the sound of the shelling reverb rates through the cement walls. >> we constantly come down here because of what's going on. you can see what's happening now. how can we stay in our apartment? >> d

well peter greste is a free man. he is currently with our brother, mike in sip rest where he's gathering his thoughts at the moment. he is safe healthy, and very very happy to be on his way home. i have spoken with him recently and we wanted -- and first, he wanted to thank all the people who have supported him. who have given time money, energy, in seeking his freedom. peter also wanted to mention the work that the australian government has done the foreign minister julie bishop the concierge and management group, and adequacy adore ralph king who was not going to leave egypt until he was free. and i know ralph particularly went out of his way, he personalized this and just can't thank him enough for his support, and also to his wife for their fine hospitality and friendship that they've offered us while all the family. >> i've been speaking to a fellow al jazeera reporter if she's had a chance yet to speak to peter greste. >> i haven't spoken to him. he's talking to my colleagues now in cyprus but everyone's trying

peter greste was released after 400 days in prison. baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy - the three have to be exxon rated and the conviction against our other journalists tried in absentia >>> meanwhile canada's foreign minister said the release of mohamed fadel fahmy is imminent. efforts to free him, a canadian minister was going well. he did not elaborate as to when it was expected to happen >>> a u.k. oil giant b.p. plans to cut billions to cope with falling fuel prices and a loss of earnings. the company has already slashed hundreds of jobs in the north sea and around the world. b.p. is suffering more than other oil companies as it continues to pay for the 2010 deep water horizon accident in the gulf of mexico >>> u.s. president obama unveiled his proposal to boost government suspending to 4 trillion increasing taxes on the wealthiest task. 9 billion will be spent on the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> reporter: there is very little the president and the republicans who control congress agree on. that is especially true when i

peter greste left an egyptian jail on sunday. he had been waiting retrial on spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood charges al jazeera strongly denies. peter is now in cypress talking with stefanie dekker about his ordeal and that of his two colleagues. >> i can't tell you how relieved i am of being free. i really didn't expect we were settling in for a period of months behind prison for retrial and to be out now today with just a few minutes' notice, really is just extraordinary. but i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues, leaving them behind. and i -- you know i know that there is mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. and the seven other people that were convicted along with -- alongside us in absentia who are serving prison sentences. so amidst all of this relief i still feel a sense of concern a real sense of worry because if it's appropriate for me, if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of them to be free. and for those who are convicted in absentia, to be free of those convictions. >>

the egyptian government reported greste -- deported greste after his release. members of his family say they're ecstatic he's coming home. >> i think he's genuinely passionate, and he's a committed journalist who believes in the principles of what you guys do, and the importance of you know good journalism to a free, functioning democracy. >> members also say they will not rest until greste's colleagues are released. >>> diplomats from tokyo and moscow will meet to lay the groundwork for russian president vladimir putin's visit to japan. deputy foreign ministers from both countries will hold talks next week in moscow. they're also expected to discuss japanese foreign minister fumio kishida's visit to russia, and the ukraine crisis. prime minister shinzo abe and putin agreed last year to arrange their russian president's trip. they also agreed to resume negotiations for peace treaty to help resolve territory issue for the northern territories. russia controls the islands, japan claims them. the japanese government maintains the island are an inherent part of jap

hopes will be repeated soon. >> peter greste is back. he'll celebrate with his family after interviews, but his thoughts very much with his colleagues, two al jazeera journalists still unfairly behind bars. al jazeera brisbane. >> peter greste back home in australia. >> the film festival getting attention can be a good thing but attracting the anger of north korea was not part of the plan all because of a mistake on pyongyang's part. we explain all. >> they love a drama at the berlin film fest very many but as this year's gets underway, they've been at the center of their own. sony knows how that feels hacked and humiliated, remember, allegedly by his people, and all because of this, the movie "the interview" mocking north korea's kim i don't think unand the fallout from hollywood to here. this is why. >> "the interview" goes on general release here in berlin thursday, but north korea got the city of berlin and the berlin film festival confused, seeing them at one single entity. it was not happy. it described the showing at terrorism and

. >>> 400 days in an egyptian jail, the journalist peter greste, says he's delighted to be back in australia, but in big trouble with his parents. >> mum smacked me over the ear and told me not to do it again and gave me a huge hug, you know? >> and would you care to watch someone else eat? we'll find out what's behind the latest internet craze in south korea. >>> a very warm welcome to the program. we're going to start in ukraine, where every day brings news of more death of those caught in the middle of the fighting between the russian-backed separatists and the ukrainian army. more than 5,000 people have died in the conflict since april last year. on wednesday, three people were killed and many more wounded after a shell hit a hospital in the rebel-held city of donetsk. this week rebels have been trying to capture the town of debaltseve, a crucial rail junction between donetsk and luhansk. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has arrived in the ukrainian capital for talks. i asked our correspondent, david stern, what the government there is hoping for from america. >> reporter: ukrainian of

can we start with the release of peter greste? delight, the world over about this, but still huge concern about the fact that mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are still locked up. has there been any word about any progress on what could happen to these two men? >> yes, indeed. now that peter greste's case is almost certain. all eyes are on baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, the other two egyptians that were accused and sentenced in this case. for mohamed fahmy, who has a canadian nationality, it was rumored yesterday that was in the process of revoking his egyptian nationality, so we can benefit from the law under which peter greste was released and deported. even though this was denied today, for baher mohamed, who has been sentence ed tod to ten years in prison he has only egyptian nationality, and there were a lot of calls, even from pro-government journalists today on local and private television for him to be one way or another. because they say it doesn't serve the regime it doesn't do anyone any good. because it looks as if he

. >> in his first interview after being freed from an egyptian jail, peter greste calls for the release of his al jazeera colleagues. >>> music prodigy in the u.s. >>> hello. more on all those stories but first, breaking news out of cairo. blast which exploded in a busy square. two bombs were discovered by police that's according to the reuters news s.a.t. agency. key iraqi province of dyalla. the group held a victory rally on monday and they are ready to move into i.s.i.l. strong holds. jane arraf joins me from baghdad. what was the significance of this celebration? >> well, that really was part of it that that wasn't the iraqi government. it shows how powerful these shia groups have become. they don't want to be called be publishmilitias. the badr organization is one of the biggest perhaps the biggest group, it could be argued as more 77 than the iraqi government forces, and pretty well have pushed i.s.i.l. back from one of their strong holds. but there has been a cost to that investigation into massacres but really it was all about celebration. it was about the badr organization in a

we haven't heard from greste but the head of p.r. did tweet that when greste called al jazeera after getting out of jail he asked what australian voice do you want to hear? it's peter. now, we're told by the lawyer that it's not so much a deportation as an extradition. and greste will still face the charges in australia. although it's unlikely greste will see an inside of an australian prison as australia has been a strong advocate to get him released. now that leave the two otheral jazeera journalists. mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. fahmy is a national and could be released but only at the caveat that he denounce his egyptian citizenship. this is what we're being told. that's going to be difficult for mohammed. his wife is confidence that if the two journalists are released that her husband will be released as well. >>> meantime there's sorrow defiance and outrage pouring out of japan as the country continues to react to the beheading of kenji goto by isis. >> japan's prime minister released a statement saying we are not going to

peter greste's been freed from an egyptian prison after 400 days behind bars. he was arrested alongside our two colleagues who remain behind bars and al jazeera continues to demand their release. >> the nigerian army has driven out boko haram fighters from the capitol of borno state but fighting is underway in mafa. the attack comes two weeks before national elections and a day after the african union announced it would send in a regional force to fight the armed group. >> japan said a video showing the killing of kenji goto by isil is authentic. the prime minister has condemned the beheading calling it a heinous act of terrorism. >> more now on our breaking news the relation of our colleague, peter greste. let's talk to john grayson a canadian journalist joining us from toronto. i'm intrigued to hear your responses as a fellow journalist who spent time in the same prison. >> and its a great day. it's excite to go hear the news about peter and of course our thoughts are also with bahir and muhammed very concerned that they also be released soon. >> can you spec

. >> peter greste appeals for the release of his colleagues still gaoled in egypt. >> i'm phil lavelle in berlin where this year's phil festival is getting under way. find out what the organizers here did or didn't do to upset north korea. that's coming up later. >> hard sell an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in ukraine to speak about the violence in the east of the country. the me they are to discussion help to ukraine, such as providing weapons. >>> shelling hit damascus killing five, injuring dozens. syrian observatory for human rights said it game from army of islam >>> rescue groups are still looking for those injured in the trans-asian plane crash. the plane went down after takeoff on wednesday with 58 people on board. >> greece's new finance minister is meeting its german counterpart to discuss bailout plans. he is in berlin. wednesday, they visited the european central bank to try to gain for its government new anti-government support. it will no longer allow greek

peter greste writes, in our case case, just is a continual fight. a new trial we don't know how long it will take. so while we remain determined oclear our names and win our freedom, 400 days still feels far too long to correct an injustice. the trial of our colleagues has been condemned worldwide and one of the world's leading human rights lawyers says the west has failed to put enough pressure to free the journalists. >> to stay in touch with a husband and a father. infinitesimal in fact haroon has only seen his dad in jail. because she was pregnant with him when baher was arrested. >> we and our children have been overwhelmed by a sense of insecurity throughout. we have felt nothing else. happiness has gone. we keep praying for freedom of my husband baher who has been unjustly detained for no crime. >> last incumbent couple of weeks have seen hopes rise and fall. it decided on a retrial with no date set. peter greste is trying to get himself deported to australia mohamed, to israel. but no chances exist for baher. >>> why aren't egyptian leaders.

peter greste's out because of other president sisi. that was applicable to peter greste, but in mohamed fahmy's case, he is still waiting for a presidential approval for him to be deported. now he's a canadian citizen, he is not egyptian anymore, but as he said he had this only option for him to be free. he had no other option to get his freedom back but to denounce his egyptian nationality. >> sally nabil there for us, keeping a close eye on this case in cairo. >>> stay with "bbc world news." still to come our richer world series continues with a look at what happens to the $600 million worth of secondhand clothes donated in the uk each year. >>> this is "bbc world news" with me alice baxter. the latest headlines. leaders in minsk have confirmed an agreement to implement a cease-fire in eastern ukraine. it will start at midnight on february the 15th. meanwhile, the imf chief has announced a draft to accord a $40 billion financing package for ukraine to be spread over four years. >>> more analysis now on the ukrainian cease-fire from b

they've let peter greste go, but of course, mr. fahmy who's position is exactly the same, he's no longer an egyptian citizen, he's a canadian, seven years imprisonment on trumped up charges, he should follow, and so logically and legally, he should be deported next week, and it will be down to the al jazeera one on february 23 now it's before some very poor, lousy judges. in fact at the first level of egyptian authority who are really government officials and know what the government decides, it can get away with. hopefully in any kind of legal system, you have an appeal court, which earlier this week gave its reasons for quashing the conviction of the al jazeera three. it said there was no evidence of terrorism. there was no evidence of any connection with the banned muslim brotherhood so it's the prosecution, which of course is directly linked to the government have any decency or sense of law, they will drop the charges february 23. the court would actually throw them out. we are in a political situation not a legal one. it's as

>> reporter: the scenes in brisbane are ones peter greste hopes already repeated elsewhere soon. so peter greste is back once he's completed a long list of media interviews, he will celebrate with his family. but his thoughts still very much with his colleagues who can't two al jazerra journalists still unfairly behind bars, andrew thomas, al jazerra brisbane. >>> the jordanian king has vowed to escalate the assault against the islamic state of iraq and the levant after isil killed an i've force pilot it was holding hostage, king abdullah has been meeting senior military and security officials in the captain amman. on we understand, jordan execute towards iraqi convicts in retaliation for the pilot's murder. rula a mean reports. >> reporter: king' dull a of jordan vow thed a relentless war against isil owe their own territory. the king cut short his trip to the u.s. and in met with his military chiefs. we will hit them in their own ground the king was quoted a day after the islamic state released a video appearing to show a jordanian pilot being burned alive. the killer will not

and back home al jazerra journalist peter greste thanks his supporters and appeals for the lease of hisleagues still in jail in egypt. ♪ ♪ >>> jordan's king has vowed to step up the assault against the islamic state of iraq and the levant after isil murdered an air force pilot it was holding hostage, king abdullah has been meeting senior military and security officials in the capital of amman on wednesday jordan executed two iraqi convicts in retaliation for the pilot's murder. here is the latest. >> reporter: king abdullah of jordan vowed a relentless war against the islamic state on their own territory. king who had cut short his visit to the u.s. and returned to jordan met with his top military chief to his plan the way forward. we will hit them in their own ground the king was quoted. a day after the islamic state released a video appearing to show a captured jordanian pilot being burned alive. the jordanian government was did he find and did he everred. the killing of the pilot will not stop jordan from playing an active role in the international coalition against isil. jordan alre

peter greste wrote a letter from prison writing, in our case freedom is a continual fight. january 1st, the court overturned the convictions and ordered a retrial. we have no idea when it might begin. while we remain strong and determined to clear our names and freedom. 400 days is too long to correct an injustice >>> wayne hayes sat with peter greste's parents in the australian city of brisbane and asked how they felt about their son marking 400 days in prison. >> a complete sense of disbelief. here it is as you say. 400 days. it's a very bitter sad reality. >> and you have just come back from spending two months in cairo and visiting peter on several occasions. how is he coping now? >> he's always been a strong person and he very pliable, you could say the word coping with all sorts of situations. you know when you are a foreign correspondent in many ways. this is another won of those. and peter is dealing with it you know as best he can. thinking of all sorts of possibilities of what he might be able to do within the confines of his situation. >> and, i nine he has bad d

for me to be free they be it's right for all of them to be free >>> al jazeera correspondent peter greste calls for the immediate release of his gaoled colleagues in his first interview since being freed by egypt >>> hello there, i'm shiulie ghosh live from al jazeera headquarters in doha >>> also - the head of a u.n. inquiry into the 2014 gaza war quits after being accused of bijudges. over 40 killed in bombings by government forces in syria, and on a collision course with congress. president obama unveils budget proposals, including a plan to raise taxes on the rich. >>> al jazeera correspondent peter greste is calling on the egyptian government to free our two colleagues still behind bars. in his first interview since being released on sunday peter spoke about his release, and voiced concerns to the men he had to leave behind in a cairo prison. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have spent 402 days in gaol. all three were convicted of spreading false news and colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera rented. peter spoke to stephanie dekker about the m

. >>> back home al jazerra journalist peter greste thank the his supporters and appeals to the releasehis colleagues, still jailed in egypt. plus. >> reporter: i am jennifer glasse on afghanistan's boarder hundred of families are arriving here every game because pakistani authorities are forcing them to leave. ♪ ♪ >>> but first john kerry the u.s. secretary of state is on his way to ukraine for talks with president poroshenko. they are expected to discuss whether washington should start supplying weapon to his kiev to help combat pro-russia rebels. now, both sides are battling for control of positions in eastern ukraine. heavy shelling continues in the rebel-held strong holds of donetsk and luhansk. a hospital was targeted on wednesday killing three and many more were injured. the port city of mariupol has also been hit by violence, at least 30 people killed and does innings more injured in a rocket attack last month. but fighting is currently at its most intense in the major transport hub between russia and ukraine and that's where charles stratford is reporting from. >> reporter: ukr

peter greste has been released, deported and let's hope that mr. fahmy in the next week or so between the next hearing an february 23 follows him. there's no logical difference between the two men the evidence or non-evidence against them is the same. they've both got seven years. mr. fahmy has now shed his egyptian citizenship so he's a full blooded canadian and as mr. greste is full blooded australian so there is absolutely no difference to i hope the decent and logical thing will be done in the next week and mr. fahmy on his why to his home in canada. today's proceedings do, for all the happiness i imagine that the families have that they are out on bail, mr. fahmy has to post $33,000, but that won't be difficult, i'm sure, for all that happiness we still face a cat and mouse game being played by the egyptian authorities successfully because they have suppressed any reporting of the opposition to presidency see's authoritarian rule, and that was the whole object of this frame-up of innocent journalists going about doing their job what the egypti

>> reporter: first interview since being freed from an egyptian jail al jazeera journalist peter greste for the release of his colleagues. ♪ ♪ hello again, these are the top stories here at al jazeera, the u.n.'s highest court says neither serbia or croatia committed crimes of war and both countries saying ethnic cleansing during the 1990 conflict. the iraqi government and the leading shia malitia claiming they won by a major shia malitia and the group says it's ready to move to i.s.i.l. other strongholds including mosul. israel's prime minister called on u.n. to scrap its inquiry into alleged war crimes during the conflict in gaza in 2014 benjamin netanyahu made the comments on monday and accused by israel of being bias. in the indian kashmir officials ordered some regions to be evacuated after a landslide blocked a river, people there are worried it could lead to significant flooding. and jamil reports. >> reporter: a mogul empire said if there is heaven on earth this is it and many agree and many in the tourism industry say this season is difficult and last year people flocks to the

no date set. >> peter greste is trying to get deported but it has not happened yet. for who is egyptian no such opportunity exists. for the time being, the focus is on paris. the question is being raised - why aren't western leaders exercising pressure on the egyptian governments over the innocent journalists. >> all the leaders who marched for free speech in paris were hypocritical. they are not putting pressure op. and the success of the egyptian tactic of locking up these journalists with judges who do whatever the government wants, and are keeping them in gaol is likely to be followed by other regimes. >> this journalist would agree with the sentiment. he was locked up in ethiopia for trying to report on an internal group hostile to the government. free speech he believes should exist and rights defended. >> if you look at egypt. this is possible. there's no political, financial, diplomatic. you still get a huge respect, from the international community, and are doing exactly the same thing. it's evidence sent to journalists as terrorists. most people would agree

peter greste is australian. the fate of the third al jazeera journalist, baher mohamed, remains unclear, as he is an egyptian citizen. the parents of 43 mexican students missing since september have taken their struggle for answers to the united nations. the parents traveled to geneva where the u.n. committee on enforced disappearances is considering mexico's record. speaking to reporters as he wore a t-shirt showing his missing son, bernabe abrajan de la cruz called for international help to uncover the students' fate. >> we of decided to come here to this committee to get some support and to really obtain justice, given the fact our government is not able to do anything, so we came here so that human rights at the international level will force the government to let us, the 43 pam ways parents, know the truth and find our children, our beloved ones to end this torture. >> so far the remains of just one of the missing students have been identified. last week, the mexican government said the students were murder

peter greste says it was a shock. >> i can't tell you how relieved i am that i'm free. we were settling in for a period of months behind bars for the retrial. to be out today, with a few minutes notice really is extraordinary. what is clear is that this is a massive step forward. it's been a big step. everyone acknowledged that it is an important moment. i hope that egypt keeps going down this path with the others and not just other family but the other four. you don't spend 400 days in a box with someone without getting to know them intimately indeed. over that period i got to know and accept baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy and the others as family. they are my brothers. couldn't be any other way. mohamed fadel fahmy is an extraordinary professional very dedicated journalist and a very passionate strong-willed character. baher mohamed is one of the most amazing family men. if anyone suffered out of all this it is baher mohamed. he has a wife and three children one of whom was born while he was in prison. it was incredibly tough for him as someone so devoted to hi

the case was overseen by the judge who tried peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. intermeanwhile our colleague peter greste is back home in australia after 400 days in a egyptian prison. all smiles after getting off that plane in brisbane. greste said the experience was almost like a rebirth for him. >> i've learned a lot about myself. a lot more than i've anticipated. sometimes you have to go through these baths in fire to learn a lot about one self. one of the things i learned about inside, to be honest with you, a lot of people have spoken of the way we've handled this but i sincerely believe that most of us are probably far more capable of coping with this kind of pressure and with difficult situations than we ever appreciate. the problem is that most of us are never confronted with that. most of us are never put in that position where we really have to test ourselves. i was lucky enough in many respects to actually be tested. >> greste said it was tough to leave behind fellow al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. but he hopes they will soon j

one of our journalists, peter greste has been freedom after 400 days behind bars. he was arrested alongside our colleagues. they remain behind bars and al jazeera continues to demand their release. the nigerian army has driven out boka haram fighters from borno state but fighting is underway in the town of mafa. the attack of maidguri comes two weeks before national elections and a day after the african union announced it would send in a regional force to fight the group. >>> japan says it is likely that a video reis reduceproduced by isis is likely autheventic. he condemned the beheading calling it a hineous act of terrorism. >>> more on the breaking news the release of our colleague, peter greste. we spoke to the managing director of al jazeera english. here is what he had to say about greste's release. >> we are immensely relieved that peter is out of detention, that peter is currently on his way with his brother home to be reunited with his family. we we need to pay tribute to peter and his family and our colleagues and their families for the strength and resil

soon. >> peter greste is back. once completing interviews, he'll celebrate with his family, but his thoughts still very much with his colleagues, two al jazeera journalists still unfairly behind bars. andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> you can find our extended interview with peter on our website, there it is on your screen just head to aljazeera.com. >> boko haram fighters have reportedly killed more than 100 in northern com ruin. the group based in nigeria attacked a town along the border between the two countries. >> an offensive against boko haram, african leaders agreed to send troops to fight the troop. armies from chad, cameroon and nigeria are using ground forces and war planes. boko haram which has been fighting since 2009 has stepped up violence ahead of nigeria's february 14 election. >> the cameroonian minister of communication said cameroon can't defeat boko haram alone. >> what the international community to do is to understand that this problem cannot be tackled by cameroon, we need intelligence we need e

their colleague, peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st. trial will resume on february 23rd february 23rd . >>> this could be the beginning of an end. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed have been granted bail at the start of their retrial. [ applause ] >> reporter: baher mohamed was asked by the judge to a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure he is being vindicated by this and completely vindicated later on in this case. everything was possible but we wanted to keep ourselves, you know, like not too excited or -- and just expect -- wanted to expect the worst but we got something, so . . . >> reporter: but the judicial fight will continue until the charges are dropped. mohammed fahmy was sentenced to seven years in prison and baher mohamed received ten. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals had challenged the evidence presented by the prosecution, saying the proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. early this month, another al jazeera journalist

on february the 1st, peter greste was freed on his 400th day in detention. met by his family in brisbane his unconditional release was tinged with sadness and frustration. >> amidst the relief i feel a sense of concern, a sense of worry, if it is appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of them to be free. >> peter's release raised inspection that fahd's freedom was imminent. as the days wore on it became clear that he too, would stand alongside baher mohamed in court. their future in the hands of egyptian judiciary. >> month-long demonstrations left 43 dead. despite seeing many beaten and held in custody >>> february 12th was always a day for students in venezuela to commemorate and a day of united 68 rebellion. last year an occasion that served to demand change became a tragedy when three men were killed marking the beginning of the country's worst political violence in a decade. some students were defiant, planning on hitting the streets. a student leader is inviting classmates to a march, and histone might seem concilia

it's clear -- i think greste of clear in his communications. this of never about him or the al jazeera individuals, it was about putting freedom on trial. about sending a clear message to egyptian journalists and the foreign journalists that the government of not going to tolerate debate about their actions. it's important for journalist community, those in egypt and reporting on egypt are keen to ensure that the egyptian people around the commune get a real picture of when wasat's going on and don't allow themselves to be intimidated by what's going on. >> you and many others will keep the pressure up. we pressure you joining us. christopher warren federal secretary for the media, entertainment, and artsal line in sydney. we appreciate -- arts alliance in sydney. we appreciate your time. >> we'll have more later. >>> we want to turn to japan where people are still reeling from the decapitation of a japanese national by isis. the family of slain journalist kenji goto issued a statement thanking the public for the outpouring of prayers and suppo

peter greste was released after 400 days. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still behind bars. it was said: lion loan canada's foreign minister said the release of mohamed fadel fahmy is imminent. diplomats efforts were going well. as o when it was expected to happen. there's no official word from the egyptian government. >> plenty more still ahead on al jazeera. including... ..the united nations rule on a genocide case over atrocities during the break up with yugoslavia. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> we're still here every night, just a little bit later. we're still taking a hard look at the most important issues out there to get you the answers you deserve. >> "real money with ali velshi" at its new time. 10:30 eastern. >> we're just doing it a little later every night. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, the iraqi government and the leading shia militia are declaring and is ready to move into the i.s.i.l. strongholds. >>> the head of a u.n. inquiry looking into alleged war crimes during gaza h

. >>> peter greste returns to australia with an appeal for his colleagues still in jail in egypt. >> this is a real worry for my colleagues. >> for all of the other guys that were imprisoned along side us. >> welcome to the program. jordan's king in the capitol amman after cutting short a trip to the u.s. the jordanian king said that the blood of al-kassasbeh will not be in vain. >>> and the pilot's father is calling for revenge in the early hours of wednesday jordan executed two iraqi convicts. we have more from the capitol amman. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to the murder of its pie logical moaz al-kassasbeh. al rishwai had been on death row for eight years for taking part in an attack that killed 60 people. another iraqi prisoner was also executed. the sentence to death for murdering a truck driver in iraq. the government confirmed that the pilot was killed a month he was born alive. al jazeera will not show those pictures. >> with sad sadness grief and anger we receive the news of our hero moaz al-kassasbeh. the critical deviant gang not related to our

a smiling peter greste greeted family and girlfriends. -- family and friends. he spend 400 days in prison. he said it was hard to leave mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed behind. >> we knew there was a chance someone would leave and others would have to stay. that doesn't make it any easier. you know we all - having talked it through, we understood what the circumstances where, and, you know they were all very happy for me. you can imagine after 400 days in prison with these guys we are very close. it was very difficult to leave them behind >>> peter greste says he was never abused and was able to keep himself in shape mentally and physically. i'm antonio mora. thank you for joining us. for the latest news head over to aljazeera.com. ^ below psh psh >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. more than 30 million people are insured one way or the other under the affordable care act. but for house republicans coming this far down the road doesn't mean the massive health care law is safely established or that the fight is over. for the 56th time the republican controlled house

greste more than anyone is aware that the campaign to free our two remaining colleagues must be loudern ever. >> we have a platform, people have identified us with the cause very strongly and you know i think it would be a abrogation to walk away from that and it's important and it is worth discussing. >> reporter: fahmy trying to get deported to canada but in court his lawyer says no one knows where his passport is and until its found his life is quote, frozen. i'm with al jazeera. >>> the u.n. special envow to syria heading to damascus for another round of talks aimed at securing a freeze in fighting in alep pa-and mistura admitted to al jazeera the chances of a deal are very slim but says the u.n. will never give up the fight for the city started in 2012 and just about every fighting group including i.s.i.l. has a stake in the conflict and they say they killed 300 soldiers in the past week. let's take a look at what mist mistura plans to do after leaving, the special envoy will have talks and a u.n. small team will travel to aleppo before the beginning of march, the idea is for a ha

their colleague, australian peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st.heir trial will resume on february 23rdrd. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end of an ordeal that lasted for more than 400 days. al jazeera's bureau chief, baher mohamed, and producer mohammed fahmy have been granted bail at the start of their retrial. fahmy was asked to pay a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure he is being vindicated by this and vindicated later on when the whole case falls apart completely. we wanted to keep ourselves not too excited or -- and just expect -- wanted to expect the worst, but we got something, so . . . >> reporter: but the judicial might for the two will continue until the charges are dropped. fahmy was initially sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher received ten. egypt's highest court of appeals has challenged the evidence presented by the prosecution, saying the proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter

. >> in his first interview since being free from an egyptian jail journalist peter greste calls foriate release of his colleagues. on the fighting in eastern ukraine where pro-russian separatists are blaming the government for a break down in peace talks. and in sport the new england patriots superbowl victory parade has been delayed and matt will be here with the details. ♪ that is still to come and first nigeria is getting more help from neighboring chad and cameroon to fight boko haram and mohamed has more from the chad capital. >> reporter: chad forces are stepping up their offensive against boko haram inside nigeria using helicopters and jet bombers and targeting towns and villages inside nigeria under the control of boko haram. the last few days their target has been the town not far away from the border nigeria shares with cameroon and targeting positions of boko haram and from the ground and other town inside cameroon and chad forces also cutting out strikes against positions of the boko haram fighters. there has been no independent verification of a death toll however the c

tonight an al jazeera journalist peter greste ask back home in australia. he was freed from a prison in egypt last week. a beaming greste, leaving his fellow journalists behind, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed was tough. >> we knew that there was always a chance that one of us would leave and some of the others would have to stay. and i -- that doesn't make it any easier. you know, we all having talked it through we understood what the circumstances were. and you know, they're all very happy for me. you can imagine after 400 days in prison with these guys, we're very close. and it was very difficult to leave them behind. but i'm grateful to be out. i trust that they will follow in due course. it's going to take time. it's going to take some further efforts. but we'll see them out. and when we do, i'm going to party with them very hard, indeed. >> peter greste said he never thought he would have to serve his entire seven year sentence and he won't. now to the weather and a rough forecast ahead for some northwestern states and what, possibility of snow in the

we're watching the awards where peter greste has been awarded a very special award. peter beaming and received a standing ovation when he arrived on the ceremony today. he said the award was not a surprise. it still felt like a shock. he was receiving it, of course, on behalf of mohamed fahmy baher mohammed with whom he spent so much time in a cairo jail but he was accepting it for the 99% of journalists who were not allowed to step up and receive the award but should receive it oh oh oh for the questions they ask on a daily basis. it's for the men and women in media. the media had a lined up behind them in an extraordinary way. this is al jazeera. you're watching peter greste being awarded a very special award with the royal television society in the united kingdom. we'll have more on that story of course, later in the program. >>> the united nations supreme court council held a special session. libya's foreign minister asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to fight the throwing threat from the armed group. they asked for international help to building

. >> al jazeera's journalist peter greste returns to australia and appeals for the release of his colleagues still imprisoned in egypt. >> for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and all the other guys who were imprisoned long side us. >> well, jordan's king has vowed to step up efforts against islamic state in iraq and the levant. the king said that the the martyr of moaz al kassasbeh will not nobody vain and the response ever jordan and it's army after what happened to our hero. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to the murder of pilot moaz al assasbeh. isil had demanded the release of al rishawi. another iraqi prisoner was also executeed. sentenced to death by hanging for murdering a jordanian truck driver in iraq. pilot al kas as assas kassasbeh died while defending his faith homeland and nation. >> reporter: the pilot's father who was too shaken to speak after finding out his son had been killed came out with these strong statements hours later. >> i demand that avenge be more than executing prisoners. they're acting in barbaric manners, eye aggravating international laws