is that the real cause for the jailing of mo mohamed fahmy bahar mohamed and peter greste.touched on it briefly before the break. please expand on that idea. is this a way at slapping at qatar without directly doing anything aggressive? >> i think it's slapping at qatar, but also more directly aid at the muslim brotherhood this. over reaction shows a sense of desperation, i think their concern is if the egyptian people have access to information that shows a different perspective. even if that per perspective is allegedly biased but anything that the not pro regime, the egypt people may question his legitimacy. it's not just about qatar. qatar surely is a target because the al jazerra network is a very powerful one and many people watch it on the internet or through satellite television. but more directed at the muslim brotherhood. because they were the only meaningful opposition that proved that it could take over parliament and win a president she. so to the extend al jazerra gives any opposite perspective or different perspective in any other perspective, i think it will

it was a year ago today that peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned. andrew simmons has their story. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary the staff feels hard to absorb. it was one year since a phone call to the news desk. then 12 months behind bars, just for doing their job! right across the world vigils were held in newsrooms and protests at the false charges against correspondent peter greste bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohamed. baher's wife speak from her home in jpt spoke egyptian spoke egypt spoke of her desperation. >> my husband last been in jail for a year for no justification or crime. >> speaking on christmas for an hour and a half to vista with their son. >> he is truly amazing the way he has been able to draw upon his reserves of resilience resilience and strength and in fact inspire us all to carry on. because as we all know this has been a very, very long struggle. >> it's been a year that's seen protests spread around the world. the hashtag #freeajstaff wenl went viral. the u.s. president

peter greste, bureau chief mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed . they spent time in jeeght egypt getting to see their son. >> it's amazing he's inspiring us all to go on. because as we all know this has been a very, very lon struggle. long struggle. >> it's been a year that's seen protests spread around the world. the hashtag freeajstaff, gone viral around the world. >> we agree publicly and privately that they should be released. >> al jazeera has maintained the media campaign. >> we work in so many different places and we should be taken as a professional media institution not as a part of any political or ideologic or any other establishment. >> egypt's president abdel fatah al-sisi insisted it was a matter for the courts. president sisi has suggested that he would have preferred to have the journalists deported, perhaps a sign that he was aware of the damage this case was doing to egypt's reputation. but as 2014 comes to an end al jazeera's team raims in remains in jail, having committed no crimes. >> she's hopeful the judges will see justice r

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison for exactly a year. all surviving passengers have been successfully lifted from a ferry that caught fire near the italian coast on sunday. eight people are now known to have died. and the head of an indonesian search team session a missing yaishedairasia plane is likely at the bottom of the java sea flight qz8501 was on way from surabaya to singapore with 161 on board. >>> suicide bomb blast in iraq couple attack happened in the taiji area. northwest of baghdad. providing food and drings to drinks to samararra. samarra-bound knowledge pilgrims. >> body taken to home town of havaz in southwestern iran where he will be buried on tuesday. ba you rein's main knowledge opposition party clashes between security forces and oips groups, sheik saman acknowledge head of the sunni party in the gulf kingdom. >>> the israeli military says a palestinian man has been shot dead during ooh confrontation in the west bank. soldiers fired warning shots in the air to discourage a group of palestinians throwing stones at them

it was a year ago today that al jazeera'saljazeera's peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned. andrew simmons has more. >> al jazeera's doha headquarters parking an anniversary we find hard to absorb. reporting arrests of three of the network's journalists in cairo. then 12 months behind bars for just doing their job!

called into question when the evidence they produced was: in june greste and baher mohamed -- mohammed fahmye sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human rights and press freedom advocates say the move is mart of a wider crackdown on free speech. and part of a major effort by the egyptian authorities to silence decent. this year egypt has been named among the worst for its crack down on professionals. joining us from doha is a correspondent who was held without charge in an egyptian prison for ten months. he was released in june of 2014. also with us a non-resident fellow for the brookings institution center for middle east policy and an associate fellow at the royal united states institute in london. thank you two for being here. abdullah abdullah, you spent more than 10 months in an egyptian prison. here in america we expect detainees to have basic human rights. describe for us the circumstances you experienced in the egyptian prison. >> i think egyptian prisons are an exper

. >> it was a year ago that mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were imprisoned in egypt. >> doha's news center marking the anniversary that the staff here and the rest of the world find it hard to absorb. it's been one year since the phone call to the newsdesk reporting the arrest of three news work journalist who is were just doing their job. >> all the charges against correspondent mohamed fahmy bader mohammed, and peter greste were false. mahmy's wife speaking in desperation. >> my life is wrecked, and so are the lives of our children. the head of our family has been in prison for a year for no justification or crime. >> peter greste's family has spent christmas day in egypt getting an hour and a half to visit their son. >> he is truly amazing the way he has been able to draw upon his reserves of resilience, strength and, in fact, inspire us all to carry on. as we all know this has been a very very long struggle. >> it's a struggle that will carry on with journalists from other media organizations helping in the campaign. >> i think a lot of journalists and a lot of pe

and baher mohamed -- journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison for a whole years, they were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. >>> officials on the ferry is under control say officials. the rescue operation is continuing for the 183 people still on board >>> a new intelligence sharing pact between south korea, the u.s. and japan comes into effect on monday. it will allow seoul and tokyo to share military secrets on north korea through the united states. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> any kind of military pact between japan, south korea's former colonial ruler is viewed with a good deal of suspicions by politicians and members of the public at large. that is why it was announced on friday, that it would be signed on monday the 29th of december. indeed it's emerged it was signed on the same day it was announced and goes in effect on monday. a good deal of managing of the process, because it is so delicate. there was an earlier attempt to have a bilateral pact in 2012.

our colleagues mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were arrested on december 29, 2013. they were falsely accused and convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary staff that they find hard to report. 12 months behind bars for just doing their job. vigils are being held in newsrooms across the world in protest of the false charges against correspondent mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. it was a trial with no evidence against them. peter's parents spent christmas day visiting theiren. >> it's been truly amazing the way he has been table draw upon his reserves of resilience, strengths and inspire us all in carry on. as we all know this has been a very long, long struggle. >> it has ban year that has seen protests spread around the world. the hashtag #free aj staff has gone viral. >> we've been clear publicly and privately they should be released. >> al jazeera has maintained it's public campaign. >> we work in so many different places and we should be taken as professional constitution,

it was a year ago today that peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned. andrew simmons has their story. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary the staff here and in the rest of the world find hard to absorb. it is now one year since a phone call to the news desk reporting the arrest three of the network's journalists in cairo. then 12 months behind bars. for just doing their job. right across the world there were newsroom vigils and protests outside egyptian embassies. a trial in cairo had failed ocome one any evidence to incriminate the staff or associate them with what egypt described as terrorists. all the charges against correspondent peter greste, bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohamed were false. baher's wife spiking from her home in egypt impressed her desperation. >> translator: my life is wrecked and so are the lieftion lives of our children. the head of the family has been in prison for a year for no justification or crime. >> peter greste's parents have spent christmas day in egypt getting an hour and

mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed who also holds canadian citizenship.ix months later, john kerry let with egypt's new president and protested the journalists' defense. during the talks kerry offered to release u.s. aide to the egyptian government. >> i emphasized our strong support for upholding the rights and freedoms of all egyptians, including free expression. >> that did little to help the jailed journalists. the very next day an egyptian court convicted all three of aiding terrorists and reporting false news. they have always maintained their innocents. the obama administration has released $570 million worth of aid and ten app patchy helicopters to the egyptian military. in december the u.s. congress inserted language into his 2015 spending bill that would make egypt's aid contingent on progress made on free and fair elections and the freedom of expression, but gives the u.s. secretary of state discretion to wave those conditions if doing so is deemed to be in the u.s. national interest. >> we welcome the flexibility that the bill provides. that s

along with mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. that's almost one year in an egyptian jail. journalists denied of their freedom simply doing their jobs. for that job peter once again has been recognized. australia's major journalism awards, the annual walkley awards have granted him special recognition. received by his brother andrew. >> i've come with a message from torah prison. this is a message from peter. while i'm truly honored to accept this award, i do that on behalf of all of those whom it really belongs. to those who are part of the struggle not only in egypt but aware the press is not truly free. >> peter's passion is erik, kenya is where he's based or supposed to be based and he's now spent almost a year in a prison cell along with our two other colleagues, mohamed and baher. al jazeera denies all their charges and demands their immediate erase. hadr abasi, al jazeera. >> mohamed fahmy who is a canadian citizen is in prison alongside the others. he wrote a letter which was smuggled out of the uranium by hijail by hisfamily. >> the right for freedom of expression

our colleagues peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested on december 29th, 2013. all three were falsely aexcused and convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. stephanie dekker reports >>> the detaining of three al jazeera staff in cairo on december 29th of last year was assumed to be short-termed. as time passed it became clear that the egyptian authorities under the government of general abdul fatah al-sisi seemed to have other intentions. peter greste is a veteran correspondent, based in kenya at the time of his arrest. by his own administration knew little about egypt. he was shocked at the idea that he was linked in some way to what the government in cairo described as terrorists. the same could be said about the rest of the team, award winning journalist and producer baher mohamed. the # freeaj-staff went viral and journalists came out with support. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three me that vaguely could be said to implicate them. a video from a different channel was shown as eviden

peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy, and producer baher mohamed were all convicted in june. it was a trial that had no compelling evidence against them. peter's parents spent christmas day in egypt getting australian hour and a half to visit their son. >> he is truly amazing the way he's been able to draw upon his reserves of resilience and strength and in fact inspire us all to carry on because as we all know this has been a very very long struggle. it's been a year that has seen protests spread around the world. the #free aj staff went viral. it wasn't only journalist, world leaders added their voices. >> we have been publicly and privately that they should be released. >> al jazeera maintained their public campaign. >> we work in so many different places and we should be taken as a professional media institution, not as a part of political or ideological or any other establishment. >> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi insisted it was an issue for the courts. their appeals process is due to start this week. what has been going on behind the scenes is less clear. the pr

yet these men, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are the first to acknowledge they are amongthousands who fall victim to silence the messengers. >> as peter so eloquently put it from his prison cell, we no longer report from the front line nowadays we are the front line. >> in no place more bloody than syria where at least ten journalists are killed. al jazeera journalist baran al diri. at least seven dead in ukraine where a new conflict erupted. in many zones of conflict, governments are directly involved. governments that appear to regard journalists as necessary collateral damage in the pursuit of political ends. and the thousands of reporters who have been imprisoned around the world are testament to the fact that in many cases suppression of the media is a matter of law not mere chance. but over the past year the rise of nonnation actors, the militant groups that will use any means to secure an ideologic or religious end chips to barter or to be barbarically disposed of. yet the powers of those who seek to shine lights on events remain undiminished. luke somers burns bri

today marks the one year anniversary everring peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed sentenced to being irm prisonment. abdullah al shami earlier todaying described the conditions of his captivity. >> if i may use the expression it's like a owsk experience because you get to be totally denied from your basic human rights, you don't get to see your relatives, except once in a week and in my colleagues case, just once every two weeks, of course there's no kind of medical care, there's no any kind of free sometime for them go around or do whatever they could think about and the conditions nsh any prisoner in egypt, that applies to my colleagues as well miserable conditions. the way the cells look like, the hygiene, everything related to normal human conditions, basic human rights, they have been deprived of. >> guide dispietdespite the dangers journalists still go out and do their job. including intimidation from their own governments. roxana saberi has more. ♪ ♪ >> mikel zeber says running an independent tv station isn't easy. he's earned the rath of russian authorities. >> unfor

peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were charged with spreading false news and aiding theed muslim brotherhood. calls for their release have come from all over the world. >> we continue to express our deep concerns correctly to the government of egypt about the detained journalists. we are watching the trial closely. there is an appeal hearing that is -- is scheduled to happen shortly. we believe all journalists should be able to do their jobs free from intimidation or any fear of retribution, and we continue to urge the egyptian government to respect the freedom of press, and uphold the rule of law, which is crucial to egypt's long-term stability. >> andrew simmons has more. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary the staff here find hard to absorb. it's now one year since a phone call reporting the arrest of three of the network's journ aileses in cairo. then 12 months behind bars just for doing their job. vigils were held in news rooms across the world against the arrest of peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed. baher wife expressed he

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were held for rrm accusation ever support of the muived. >>> because the u.n. said it can't afford to feed syrian refugees. details coming up. >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. somalia based armed group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a quarry in kenya's mandera county. the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi has sacked members of the military ministry. >>> launched by i.s.i.l. on the border crossing. it's been two years since enrique pena nieto became president. but thousands want him to survive. they're angry at his handling of the 43 students who disappeared. >> anger returned to the streets of mexico city on president enrique pena nieto's second anniversary in office. protests destroying things on their way. there is a group of anarchists that are setting themselves on fire. >> it was mayhem. thousands have taken the streets to ask president pena nieto to step down. a so-called mexican awakening with protests for the last two months. >> shame on you. i pay your salary and my taxes are robbed by a co

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all the charges against correspondent peter greste, bureau chief moix and mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohamed were false. mohamed's wife expressher frustration. >> the head of our family has been in prison for a year for no jurvetion or crime. jurvetion orjustification or crime. >> it is truly mazing the way he has been able to draw upon his reserves of resilience and strength and in fact, inspire us all to carry on. because as we all know this has been a very, very long struggle. >> other media organizations helping in the campaign. >> i think a lot of journalists and a lot of people, have been appalled at the specter of three people three men simply doing their job in a diligent and professional fashion have ended up in prison we hoped for maybe a few days, few weeks and now today it's a whole year. >> reporter: it's been a year that has seen protests spread around the world. the #freeajstaff went environment. it went not only journalists who were appalled about events, world leaders including american president added their voices. >> we have agreed publicly and privately that

peter greste and mohammed fahmy were each sentenced to seven years. mohamed was given an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >>> the u.s. state of ohio suspended all executions in may after a series of botched executions. now state legislators are trying to pass a measure that would keep what happens in the death chamber a closely guarded secret from the public. >> reporter: it was father lawrence hummer's first execution, but he knew something was going horribly wrong. >> he -- after two minutes began to gag audibly. and literally gag. and you could see his stomach begin to bloat. this was simply monstrous, as far as i was concerned, and it was contemptible. >> reporter: the lethalen injection lasted nearly half an hour. it was ohio's fourth botched execution in recent years. european drug makers now refuse to supply the cocktail used for executions. some doctors have refused to participate. so now they are trying to make the details of the executionings and many of the prisoners secret.

peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were held on false charges of helping the muslim brotherhood, all three are appealing against their convictions. >>> a cuban doctor who contracted ebola while treating patients in sierra leone, has returned home. he spent six days in geneva after receiving experimental treatment. he has now returned home. >>> argentinian forensic officials say they have identified one of mexico's 43 missing students. the body was among the charred remains of those found near a garbage dump in november after gang members in prison gave details of a mass killing and have been nationwide coverage since the students went missing in guerrero state months ago. >> drug gang members killed and burned all of the 43 students soon after they went missing in september. so far morda seen in this picture has been the only student identified. but in the coming days more remains may be confirmed as those of the missing students. the imirming with confirmation s murder. >> it has been confirmed it is him. >> the announcement comes more than two months after the students were at

peter greste and mohamed fahmy were sentenced to seven years. baher mohamed was given ten years. peter greste's brother reads a statement. >> we will not gif up until he is released. a judicial process, we see this as the next opportunity for the egyptian authorities to make right the situation that has occurred. >> december 29th of last year was initially assumed to be short term, a mixup over accreditations. but it became clear that the egyptian thowrts authorities under abdel fatah al-sisi. exactly the same could be said for the rest of the team bureau chief and award winning journalist mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohamed. by mid january much of the international media was demanding the release of the three journalists the #free aj journalists, and came out in support. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men which could have beening vaguely meant to rm fewer of much of the world the men were convicted and jailed. for the men's families it was the lowest points of a desperate year. andrews gresta spent over four months in and out of cairo visiting h

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlaw muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. >>> pakistan is intensifying against its taliban fighters. it's in response to an attack last week. the military said it has killed 39 fighters in airstrikes. it says that it destroyed a network of tunnels near the afghan border. >>> the u.n. is calling on pakistan's government to stop carrying out executions. pakistan lifted its moratorium on the death penalty on terror-related offenses earlier this month. rights activists say that it's affected death row convicts who they believe are innocent. >> reporter: they're begging for mercy. thetheir brother has been on death row for years. now he could be hanged at any moment. >> we're knocking on every door to seek justice for my brother to save his life, but there is no hope and my brother will be wrongfully hanged by the authorities. >> now with the lifting of the moratorium on death penalty, suspects are facing execution. >> on a list that has been selected for immediate e

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were charged on false charges of helping the muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. peter and mohammed were sentenced to seven years prison. bader received an extra three years for possession of a spent bullet he picked up at a prote protest. >> grace mugabe's appointment has been confirmed, and robert mugabe has been named general of the party. grace's rise in the party began when she and robert began an affair in the 1980's. grace mugabe built a dairy business, owned several farms and founded an orphanage. on a birthday in july she entered politics with no experience. she held several rallies with several attacks on zimbabwe's vice president. >> reporter: grace mugabe is now head of the women's ligue 1 very powerfuleague, a very powerful position in zimbabwe. her husband, robert mugabe, has been named president and first secretary general. this means that the mugabes are firmly in control as a husband and wife team. those who support the mugabes are very happy and ecstatic. but those who don't are worried saying this is

in contrast to al jazeera journalist who is were arrested and tried in egypt, mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste, they'll they will have been in prison for almost and year and are charged with helping the banned muslim brotherhood. as noted before the break there are still problems in tunisia with corruption, and the need for transparency. one thing that makes it stand out is when the islamic party lost it's second election it went into opposition. this is not something that has happened in the arab world. >> no, it hasn't. however, you have to look at them as how their stubbornness while in government produced these negative consequences , and those who remain, continue to protest in small pockets. >> do they live to talk about it. >> in order to live another day they realize how important it is that consensus would be necessary in order for them to stay in the political game. but the success of tunisia comes just to follow on what they were talking about in the earlier segment, tunisia en institutions have not been politicized not in the way that we've seen egypt. they don't

jazeera continues to call for the release of their journalists, 365 days imprisoned, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are appealing against their convictions. thousands have attended the funeral of new york police officer rafael ramos he was one of two officers shot and killed while in a patrol car on december 20th. ramos casket was carried out with police giving him a final salute. police commissioner bill bratton have been posthumously been . >> this is finest police department in the united states, they thearnd phrase. >> highlighted their anger towards the mayor nationwide protests officers had also turned their backs on mayor deblasio when they turned their back on him. on. >> young classical musicians from around the world. one of the main reasons is generous public subsidies. nick spicer reports. >> reporter: a mozart aria sung by rachel finland. she has had some success at home but she moved to berlin. >> there's ten classical concerts to see every night of the week. as a performer the education side of that, the learning that i get from seeing these amazing performances eve

baher mohamed, peter greste who is 49 today and mohamed fahmy. greste and mohamed were sentenced to seven years, fahmy knowledge be sentenced to an additional three years for a spent bullet he found. (f) suspended as heroines. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> hello, welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. the u.n. has had to suspend a food voucher program for 1.7 million ratificatio refugees bet hasn't received the $64 million it needs. >>> a blast went off in nigeria in madugery. >> a palestinian woman is in critical condition after being shot by israeli police, because she injured an israeli settler with a knife. >>> the international criminal court has upheld the conviction of a congolese war criminal. using child soldiers during a conflict in the democratic republic of congo, during 2002 and 2003. he

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing their convictions. >>> a bomber has killed nine people in afghanistan. another 20 people were wounded. the bomber blew himself up among mourners for a tribal elder. >>> british m.p.s wanting to visit hong kong as part of an inquire to relations of its former colony had its visit blocked by china. demonstrators want the people of hong kong to be allowed to choose their candidates without interference from beijing. >> reporter: as morning rush hour approach the police move in scattering protesters and demolishing their tents. hundreds of officers in riot gear force the demonstrators off the road outside of the main government building. the morning action followed a night of the most violent clas clashes seen on the streaks of hong kong during a two-month struggle. battles in the main occupation site. student leaders had called for a big turnout for what they said would be a new tactics, telling protesters to be prepared with goggles and masks. then

peter greste and mohamed fahmy were extensioned to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was sentenced for an disht three years. >>> large gatherings will be restricted meanwhile in liberia a fourth member of the mission has been hospitalized after testing positive of the r ebola virus. >>> a technician of the u.s. centers for disease control is being monitored, a small amount of ebola virus was mistakenly are moved into the many room in which the tick negatives was working. >>> two victims have dived in their homes as twisters destroyed a city in mississippi. there is extensive in marion county and power has been knocked out. >>> talks to maintain a ceasefire have been abandoned. peter sharp has more from moscow. >> in eastern ukraine, fighting between government forces and russian backed rebels in the donetsk area. >> finally agreement to end this violence will be paid more difficult by events on tuesday as ukraine opened the door to possible entrance of nato. it was a vote that angered the kremlin only deepened the confrontation between russia and the west

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed over false allegations that they had helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions and jail sentences. [music] >> now thousands of people have marched in washington, d.c. demanding an end to perceived discrimination by police. they're being led by families of african-americans who have died by gun violence or perceived police brutality. they are the family of trayvon martin. george zimmerman was acquitted of answer charge. eric garner when police put him in a chokehold in new york. a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer there. and then 18-year-old michael brown who was shot and killed by officer darren wilson in ferguson, missouri, last august. the grand jury also ruled against charge in that case. and tamir rice, the 12-year-old boy shot and killed by police last month in cleveland, ohio. the officers thought that his toy gun was real. tom ackerman is live for us in washington, d.c. tom, over to you. >> well, we're being surrounded by several thousand people who have assembl

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed over false allegations that they helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing their convictions and jail sentences. >>> the announcement of two new vice presidents. the justice minister th have been named by president mugabe himself. mugabe's wife, grace, automatically gets a seat amongst it's ranks. we have more now. >> reporter: moments before president mugabe spoke, he said two deputies that he's going to name as far as he's concerned he's the man in charge. they have no real function. he tells them what to do and what to say. the deputy of the parties will be sworn in as vice president. there will be two vice presidents sworn in on friday. mugabe has made it clear that he is the one in charge. he is the man in control of things, and he has warned anyone who tries to remove him there will be repercussions. he's saying he's putting these people in place because he believes he can trust them. he believes he can work with them, and does not believe they'll try to remove him. >> are frenchman held by a branch of al-

our colleagues mohamed fahmy bader mohammed, and peter greste were arrests.y were falsely accused and convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. with their appeal is due to start on thursday. >>> in afghanistan signaling the end of nato's combat mission there. it was the military pack longest and largest deployment. the small force around 13,000 soldiers will stay on to support the afghan army. after all these years and nearly 1 trillion-dollar spent what has been achieveed? jennifer glass takes a look. >> in 2007 the province was filled with taliban fighters. nato had already been in the country six years fledgling national afghan army joined the patrols. >> another part of the nato mix is to get rid of opium poppy crops. now it is bigger than ever and employs more afghans than the security forces. training the afghan military and police became the focus for nato in 2010. while there is more than 370,000 security forces they are struggling against a resurgent taliban. this has been a costly war on both sides. the united nations has only been keepin

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions. >>> still ahead on the program, a member of spain's royal family is under the spotlight over a corruption probe. >>> and india's prime minister is accused of not doing enough to stop minorities being forcebly converted to hinduism. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> we were talking to a young lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. >> by the thousands, they're sending their government a message. >> ahead of 'em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. next monday 9:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. beji caid essebsi has won the tunisian pres

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed over false allegations that they helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions and jail senses. mohammed and peter were sentenced to seven years. bader was sentenced for an extra three because of a spent bullet he had in his possession that he had picked up from a protest. >>> the typhoon lashes at the philippine nation. it made land fall just a few hours from tacloban city, which was devastated from typhoon haiyan last year. >> makeshift homes like these are all that stand between people of tacloban and a powerful typhoon. the city was powerfully hit only last year, and now the typhoon with sustained wounds of 175 kilometers an hour is headed their way. hundreds of thousands of people have left the most vulnerable areas. many of them are crammed into temporary shelters. >> they thought the waves would get better. that's why i think it might be last lik like last year. >> others are trying to get valuables together before they leave the area. >> we have to pack our valuables and put them up

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against thei convictions. >>> officials are expected to ask the e.u. to for more time to repay its rescue package, greece is still battling a to pay it's budget. >> the government asset development fund recentlily sold this building for $1 billion. but th the land was worth three times that month. >> unfortunately, the funds are not among the institutions that behave in a way that protect for the public's interest. neither the fund nor the government have answered important questions. >> greece is being forced to sell it's mostly contra-tiv mosmost lucrative as sets assets. this is not the only area suffering. the country is stuck at the bottom of the european union in transparency rankings, and many people have come to believe that this government simply lacks the will to step up the fight against corruption. earlier this year the government presented a bill that would have legalized thousands of properties that encroach on protected shorelines.

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. they were sensed to seven years in prison. bader mohammed was give an extra three years for having a spent bullet in his possession which he had picked up at a protest. >>> in hong kong protesters are asked to leave the streets instead of being forcefully removed. the police arrested nearly 250 activists and cleared most of the protest sites on thursday in central hong kong. the protest was demanding open nominations in the city's next selection. beijing would allo only allow pre-screened candidates. >>> in our second part of our series on rural healthcare, we travel to uranga where one corporation is offering help with a motorcycle. >> this woman is feverish and ill. chigg ers are common in many areas and caused by poor hygiene. >> it's all over my legs and hands. my legs are painful. this is how my life has been. >> her sweet are swollen, and walking has become difficult. she needs to go to a hospital. the infection is

peter greste and mohammed fahmy were sentenced to seven years. - baher mohamed given an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his prosense, which he picked up at a protest. we can talk to kathy a long time journalist with the associated press. congratulations, kathy shot by an afghan policeman in april of this year, joining us live now from toronto. good to see you looking in such fine health, kathy. take us through what happened to you. >> it was -- we were in a a police compound. and we were in a police compound talking to all of the policemen and then we were going to go to the village -- >> kathy, i have to stop you, you'll understand why. i'm going to come back in a minute, because we have john kerry talk about isil. if you don't mind we'll ask you to sit there, and maybe give us some of your thoughts after we listen in to the u.s. secretary of state. >> -- we also acknowledge there is a lot more work left to be done. darche is still perpetuating terrible crimes, but there was a consensus that the momentum, which it had exhibite

. >> i told the guard, i want to visit mohamed fahmi who is here.nd he said you mean the terrorist? i can't forget this. >> reporter: the family travels to support him. it was shocking to see their son and brother a respected, international journalist behind bars. >> it is for us a very stressful and traumatic experience still. just now super high security prison setting is something that we are just so unused to, and it's so alien to us to see heavily armored and manned tanks around the streets. >> reporter: the trial lasted four months. it appeared no hard evidence linked the journalists to their alleged crimes. however, a day of wishful vindication turned to horror after a judge declared all three guilty. they received seven years in prison and mohamed received ten. the verdict widely seen as political. despite the set back, they strive forward. >> but the reality is that we can never return back to where we were. we will all be quite, quite greatly and deeply changed after all of this. >> reporter: their dream wedding is on hold for now. they wa

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were jailed on charging of helping the outlawed muslimhood. they have launched appeals against the convictions. >>> politicians in the u.k. are to vote on a law which will force companies to publish what they pay men and women. it is designed to reduce wage inequality. >> reporter: despite over 40 years of equal rights legislation, there are still huge discrepancies in what men and women get paid for doing the same job. in many companies women learn thousands less than men. that outraged a women's magazine editor, who started a petition to change the law. >> one woman wrote in and found out a colleague who was doing exactly the same job as her was paid 9,000 pounds more than her. and to make matters worse, at the end of that year, while he got a 2 thousand pound bonus, she was given a hundred pounds of shopping vouchers. >> reporter: the scale of the so-called pay gap says that on average women earn 23% less than men. it gets even less for women over 40, all of which means if a woman in the u.k. wants to earn as much as her male equivalen

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawedm brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictionses. >>> sierra leone has imposed a two-week lockdown after healthcare workers discovered a rise in the number of infections. 87 bodies have been buried in the last 11 days, and authorities see ebola statistics in the country underrepresent the situation. ebola has killed more than 6,500 people in west africa. we spoke to a spokes women for the world health organization. and she says people attending funerals are spreading the virus. >> go-- generally infections ar spread two ways, one is by attending unsafe burials. there's some rituals, washing of the body, and there are some rituals with the water which is very dangerous. for these people to come and touch that person and weep and brush away the tiers that's when they introduce the ebola into their bodies. when they wipe away a tear, they can be giving themselves ebola. and then if you are caring for season -- someone who is very sick in your house, it's very easy to cat

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed over false allegations that they helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions and sentences. they were sentenced to seven years. badaer received an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he had picked up at a protest. >>> liberians are voting to elect members of the upper house of parliament. the ebola virus has killed more than 3,000 liberians a and the election has been seen as a test for the country's ability to rebuild. >> making their way to polling stations in the liberian capit capitol, these scenes would have been unthinkable just a few months ago. even though some are trying to make light of the crisis, ebola remains a very real threat. in conducting elections with 1.9 registered voters is risky. >> political rallies in the capitol were banned earlier this month, and the vote to fill the seats being contested which makeup half the senate was postponed twice. with the members terms set to expire the election could not be put off any longer. many p

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to three years in prison. baher mohamed to an extra three for having a bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >> vladimir putin is trying to cope with western sanctions because of the fighting in ukraine. bernard smith reports from istanbul, on the position for expanding their alliance. >> reporter: business is booming at this fruit and vegetable wholesale market. exports to russia are up by 450% this year. thanks to russia's ban on imports from the european union. >> we want turkish leaders to talk about peace with russia and the world to increase trade. russia is a good market for us. they can sell us gas, and we sell them fresh produce. >> reporter: trade between russia and turkey was words $32 billion. both sides want to increase it to $100 billion a year. business doesn't seem to be affected by the significant political differences between the two countries. russia is the principle backer of the syrian regime of bashar al-assad. turkey wants him gone. moscow sports the creek cypriot gov

port -- peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were jailed being accused of helping the outuslim brotherhood. >>> malala yousafzai, and kailash satyarthi have received the nobel peace prize. the 17-year-old yousafzai is now the youngest winner ever. >> as far as i know, i'm just a committed and even stubborn person who wants to see every child getting quality education, who wants to see women having equal rights, and who wants peace in every corner of the world. >> my only aim in life is that every child is free to be a child. free to grow and to love. free to eat, sleep, and see the light. free to laugh and cry. free to play and learn. free to go to school. and over all, free to dream. >> the zimbabwe president has named two deputies. >>> the u.n. is hosting a climate change conference in peru where 194 countries must reach a draft deal to limit the carbon dioxide they emit. global fisheries are just one of our food forces threatened by rising temperatures and ocean acidificatiom. >> reporter: off of the coast of peru lies one of the most fertile fisheries in the world. she

peter greste, boa baher mohamedd mohamed fahmy are appealing against their sentences. mohamed and peter were sentenced to 7 years, baher was sentenced to an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. >>> ahead, grim picture of muslims trapped in the central africa republic. how this new model of jet is critical to the plane maker airbus. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. next monday 9:00 eastern. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. we understand there have been heavy casualties after an explosion at a markets in northeastern nigeria. it is reported the explosion happened in the market city of bouci. an entire market area was set ablaze. >>> tunisia's presidentialcy has been won by beji caid essebsi. defeati