mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. >> for the purposes of this piece we have decided to use screen grabs rather than run the video. a voice thought to belong to a security officer is heard asking al jazeera acting bureau chief mohamed fahmy about his accreditation, to which he replies, i was told the al jazeera english position is valid otherwise i would not have accepted the job. the ordeal on the video has been overlaid by incongruously dramatic music. microphones, a printer, laptops, other tools of the trade. al jazeera english's director of news, has condemned the video, saying, if it came out by mistake, the professionalism of the prosecution process is called into question. they were also not operating in cairo secretly. the team openly filed several packages and live reports prior to their arrest. this is not an issue of accreditation. them not having full paperwork from the authorities in no way justifies their ongoing incarceration and treatment. they should be let go forthwith. especially since the 2011 revolution that saw president hosne mobarak ousted from power.

mohamed mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have denied all charges. the three pled not guilty. >> we demanded their rest a and ochance to interrogate prosecution witnesses. >> the three are among 20 defendants, eight of whom were present, the rest tried in absentia. >> we believe we will get a fair trial and we believe we can defend owrs and we believe we have a very defensive opposition. >> family of the detained journalists say the charges have no merits. >> my son and his colleagues are professionals. >> we have to prepare for an outcome that we don't want. >> two of the defendants shouted from their change that they have been subjected to psychologically process protests from journalists from around the world, who warned that egypt had become one of the most oppressive countries for reporters. >> absolutely not acceptable. people think it's a perfectly fine way to proceed and not only egypt but other governments are following suit. >> the judge said, prosecution witnesses will be heard at the next schedule early next month. tom ackerman, al jazeer

mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were kept in the scorpion prison, most effective i suppose maximum security prison this egypt and from what i understand their sort of situation there was dreadful. they were turning the lights off 24 hours a day. they were getting very little food, possessions taken from them, mohamed fahmy had a dislocated shoulder from before, it was now broken and didn't get attention. they had all been put in the same cell and things have slightly improved and we hope and we pray that that's because there has been such an uproar by the international press against their incarceration. not just on social media with a twitter campaign and on facebook, demonstrations out on the street like the one that's happened in london. but also the diplomatic pressure that's been going on across the world. a lot of the time behind closed doors. sometimes maybe the white house has come out and said we absolutely abhor what is happening in egypt and we call for the al jazeera journalists to be released. same with william haig in the u.c. and many other senior figures around the world and

mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. putting down their cameras in solidarity with our staff. our colleagues in berlin came out to demand the charges against our colleagues be dropped. abdalla al shami has been on a hunger strike for more than a month. journalists from around the world are asking the egyptian government to release all our staff. maria innes ferre is here. , maria, hello. >> this is a map of a hashtag that's been trending all over the world from asia, north america, south america, europe, and these are the images of hundreds and hundreds of journalists, activists, organizations, that have been send ugh out these posts, many of them with duct tape on their mouths. some of them our own nick shifrin in kiev, you also have soledad o'brien from "america tonight," and you also have other media such as huffington post media, they put this out on their web page, you had christianne amanpour. >> our former colleague. >> yes our former colleague. this is the kabul press corps that came out in solidarity. the doha n

free mohamed fadel fahmy, we need him. mohammed badr began as a researcher and producer for a japanese channel. he joined the al jazeera team in 2013, he's married with two children and a third on the way. >> it's unsettling. perhaps that's what the authorities want, a chill among journalists - egyptian and foreign journalists. it's unfortunate, tragic for egypt, not something that the world should stand by and watch. >> the arrest of the al jazeera staff triggered a worldwide o outcry. condemnation. >> the journalists need to be freed immediately. mohammed and the others are respected internationally. they are senior journalists there in egypt doing their job. it's important to defend and project. i'm calling - everywhere is calling on egypt to release them immediately, respect freedom of press, their rights and dismiss the ludicrous charges. >> the al jazeera network continues to insist on the fen's sentence and demand their immediate and unconditional release. >> al jazeera is restricted from reporting, but we are in cai

mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have pled not guilty.ra has denied all allegations and demanded the release of their staff. >>> protesters outside of a fast food restaurant in seattle today, boycott mcpoverty and gathered outside of spots be like mcdonald's. that's the latest news, you can get the latest on our website, aljazeera.com. >>> on "america tonight," a short cease fire. ukraine erupts again with more blood shed after the so-called truce. what's at stake? also tonight, a star athlete and popular celebrity accused of raping women in five states. could former new orleans saints player darren sharper have lived a double life? >> he began to make some shots and he began to give these shots to the girls. >>

thursday is also the day three al jazeera english journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, are going on trial, accused of aiding a terrorist organization. charges the journalists and al jazeera say are false. for more, i'm joined by charles senate. the correspond for two front line documentaries on egypt's ongoing crisis. thank you for being on the show. >> thanks for having me. >> most notably in 1997, where ayman al sawahiri, new group whose name translates as supporters of jerusalem is going down this road and trying that tactic again? >> yes, it's depressing. i mean this is really sad to see jiept swing back to the kind of violence it had in the '90s. sadat was assassinated by these militants. they would fight back, terrorist bombings, it hurt the tourism industry, it hurt egypt badly. it is hard to see it go to where it is now. >> does this group have any connection with the muqtada muslim brotherhood the muslimbrotherhood, the muslm brotherhood has been connected again. >> there is no connection between ansar and the muslim brotherhood at all, and there's no c

mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. al jazeera rejects claims and demands their immediate and unconditional release. >>> after battle with a powerful drug gang, pushed into the city with the help of police and soldiers. adam rainy has more. >> the supposed are strong hold, it's been a year since the scrimmagvinlanvigilantes rose u. >>> vij lan teasvijvigilantes, . >> i know you're afraid, but everything will turn out good. no more murders, no more extortions, no threats, no more beatings, and without giving the fruit of our labor to these bandits. >> soldiers into the state to try and take back control from both the cartel and the vigilantes, some vigilantes were even killed in clashes with the military. in the end throw the government made a truce with the self-defense groups. now it's even directing hundreds of them into a police force, the knights templar promised development aid to the state. with so many armed groups on the loose though, it is going to be hard for the government to ever fully control this rural and

greste is based or his families pleas to the australian press, or campaigns in canada, where mohammed fahmys a duel citizen. >> i think it's critical that the journalists in in egypt see that journalists outside of egypt all over the world are standing together, because one of the reasons the countries detain journalists is to basically scare other journalists from trying to do their job. >> reporter: the question is whether or not calls for freedom of the press falls on deaf ears. >>> coming up next on al jazeera america, unsafe levels of arsenic from duke energy, as coal ash continues to pour into the north carolina river. >>> and outrage over this controversial photo posted online. >>> and as we go to break we leave you with some very dramatic images from ukraine. and a warning some of these could be a little difficult to watch. ♪ >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the owner of a shuttered power mranth in north carolina have now been ordered to plug a second leak. the wastewater contains arsenic levels considered to be 14 times higher than what is considered to be s

greste is based, or his family's pleas to the australian press, or campaigns in canada, with mohammed fahmys a duel citizen. >> i think it's critical that the journalists in egypt see the journalists outside of egypt all over the world are standing together. because one of the reasons that countries detain journalists is to basically scare other journalists from trying to do their job. >> reporter: the question is whether or not calls for freedom of the press will fall on deaf ears? >>> that is phil ittner in london. ment copping up next on al jazeera america, some college grads have thousands of dollars in student debt. we'll talk to ament woman who is on a mission to pay hers off. >>> on wall street a positive day to trading. investors digesting a report that shows that inflation is under control. traders also waiting for the fed to release its minutes from its january meeting. >>> coffee bean prices are up about 30% this year. that means higher prices in the supermarket may not be far behind. >>> gm says it wants to build lighter trucks. the company is now working on an aluminum-body pic

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been held for over a month now. >> the privately heldal jazeera channel broadcast, for the purposes of this people we've decided to use screen grabs rather than run the video. a voice thought to belong to a security officer is heard asking al jazeera acting bureau chief mohamed fahmy, about his accreditation and to which he answered, i was told the al jazeera english position is valid otherwise i would not have accepted the job. the beings ordeal on the video last been overlaid by incongruous music. al jazeera english's director of news, has condemned the video saying if this video was deliberately leaks it violates basic standards of justice. if it came out by mistake, the validation of the process is called into question. the team openly filed several packages and reports prior to their arrest. this is not an issue of accreditation. them not having full paperwork from the authorities in no way justifies their ongoing incarceration and treatment. they should be let go forthwith. rechtion that saw president hoz anhozany mubarak out icied

because the al jazeera journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are going on trial thursday, if convicted of the charges, broadcasting false news and aiding the enemy, they could face several years in jail. is this going to be a show-trial like the ones we used to see in the old soviet union? >> well, i don't know that it will be quite as bad as the old soviet union. but the judiciary is a mess in egypt right now. and it's hard to have faith that rational judgments will reveal themselves. but what is on trial tomorrow is really not peter or mohamed or baher. they are really trumped up. it's really about journalists trying to tell their story. what is on trial really is egypt's commitment to a free press. if they are serious about fulfilling the goals of democracy then there's a lot on the line in this trial storm -- tomorrow. >> and that's a question i want to ask. egyptian authorities say they didn't have official press passes, but al jazeera and the journalists insist they have not done anything wrong, they haven't been held in anything close to are have humanitar

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been in prison for 54 days, accused of havinginks to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. >> peter greste is an australian national and their prime minister has been acting to the trial. >> the tension of al jazeera's journalists has attention in australia. one of those, peter greste, is an australian citizen. the protest has been organised by amnesty international. politicians, too, have spoken out about the detention of al jazeera staff. i caught up with australia's prime minister on thursday. >> my job, though, is not to make a difficult situation worse. and it's my practice not to comment on particular court cases involving australians overseas. but i do want to make this point and make it very strongly. a free press is in everyone's interests. a free press is in the interests of all countries, will hep every country, including egypt to be better in the months and years ahead. a free press is not compatible with harassing journalists going about his business. >> in australia peter greste's family have been vocal

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, and correspondent peter greste have been in detention for almost two months already, charged with having links to a terrorist organization and for spreading false news. meantime a global campaign for their release has been growing. "america tonight"'s lori jane gliha has more. >> after almostate weeks in prison three al jazeera journalists will appear no court to respond to allegations that they supported terrorism by doing their job. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste are among 20 charged. >> on christmas day the government declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization, the culmination of a 6-month stand offpiting the brotherhood, and mohamed morsi against others. peter and his team looked for the impact. >> there's no alternative, no organizations make it down here. the government's decision is like likely to increase anger and resentment. >> security forces raided the journalists' hotels and arrested them. they were taken to the notorious toura prison where mohamed morsi and his staff are being held. it wil

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste are into the second month without being charged. al jazeera network arabic journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody six months. they are accused of supporting a terrorist organization after interviewing members of the outward muslim brotherhood. al jazeera maintains the journalists were doing their job. the committee to protect journalists puts egypt among the worst countries for freedom of the press. >> egypt's interim government has a responsibility to ensure they are protected. we expressed the concerns to the government of egypt and urged the government to drop the charges and release the journal lifts and academics. >> the rally in london organised by the union for journalist in part in order to present a petition at the embassy calling for the release of journalists. this repress of all journalists in the country who are operating under outrageous pressure and intimidation calls into question the government's attitude to basic humans rights. this is not local. the push for the journalists release is global. whether it

. >> today's our day of solidarity for our detained journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr, who have spent 60 days in prison. patty culhane reports. >> making a statement with their silence. the solidarity first on display in the al jazeera english news room in doha swept across the globe in 40 locations. the message from the streets of australia, indonesia and balloons released in england and flying high in brazil. in every language, one message... >> journalism is not a crime. >> a nobel peace prize winner said... >> we are asking for the freedom of the four >> a poet in paris and the cold in toronto where are calling for freedom of al jazeera's prisoners. >> we want to call on the egyptian government to release them and the canadian government to call for their release unequivocal unequivocally. >> none of the al jazeera employees are americans. that did not stop the white house secretary calling for their release. >> we are watching the trial of al jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. we understand the defendants pleaded not guilty and the trial was adj

a voice is heard asking mohammed fahmy about his accreditation to which he relies . . .udio on the video has been overlaid with dramatic music. al jazeera english's director of news has condemned the video, saying . . . al jazeera english and our sister channel, al jazeera arabic, have frequently had their offices closed down, especially since mubarak was removed from power. the al jazeera network says the bizar bizarre draw mattization appears to be an attempt to demonize and align our journalists. mohammed fahmy, correspondent peter greste, and producer baher mohamed, have now been held without charge for more than one month, al jazeera continues to call for their immediate and it and unconditional release. >>> a veteran has a solution to help those in afghanistan. >> reporter: from his dining table, rick burn has been formulating a plan to help the afghan people help themselves. >> these are not people that i was -- that i was just interacting with. these are people that i consider to be friends. >> reporter: he spent nearly three decades as a civil affairs officer wi

baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy are into their second month.ilitary backed government accuses them of supporting a terrorist organization after they interviewed members of the now outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera maintains the journalists were just doing their job. they are just a few of the many journalists held the egypt. the committee to protect journalists put egypt among the worst countries of protecting joirnlts. >> they have a responsibility to ensure they are protected. we have expressed these concerns directly to the government of egypt in answer to your question and we have strongly urged the government to drop these charges and release these journalists and academics who have been detained. >> today's rally in london, in part noshed to present a -- in order to present a petition calling for the release of all journalists held. the union head stating, this repression of all journalists in the country, who are operating under outrageous pressure and intimidation, calls into question the deposit's attitude to basic human rights.

mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been held for two months and accused of having tiesa terrorist organizati organization. al jazeera america has been a bedrock, our third president said that liberty depends on freedom of the press. it's a principle that has since been embraced the world over and it's so why so many people around the world have come together on this day to declare, journalist is not a crime. that's our show. i'm david shuster, in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >> hi, you are in the stream. dubbed king of the politically incorrect, mel brooks is join "the stream" in a live and rare interview. he's reflecting on 60 years of pushing the envelope in show business. >> we are bringing all of the live feedback and tonight you are actually checking out something off the bucket list? >> yes, when i went to

mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed appeared in court on thursday, al jazeera says their charges are false and demands the immediate release of its staff. >>> demonstrators gathered outside seattle's fast food restaurants thursday calling for a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. the fast foot workers and their supporters labeled their protest boycott mcpofort. mcpoverty. you can get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. on america tonight, a short cease fire, ukraine erupts and it's spreading and what is at stake. he is accused of drugging and raping women in five states, could former new orleans player lead a double life. >> he beg

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste all pleading not guilty to charges. >>> many have beenting for 60 years. today a few hundred koreans hugged, kissed, and embraced relatives they haven't seen since the end of the war. >> reporter: the last few shuffles steps before he ends a wait that has lasted most of his lifetime. he is off to meet his sister. she is 13 when he last saw her. >> translator: the first thing i will do is thank her for having survived. i'm 87. the only reason i'm still alive is i was waiting for this chance. >> reporter: the frailty of bodies all too evident, so too the determination to make what will be the first and almost certainly last chance for a brief reunion. these busses are going through the south korean border gate to pick them up and take them into north korea and to their loved ones. a few hours later, and decades of stored up love, loss, and grief, find relief. [ sobbing ] >> reporter: embracing family, strangers, in a country cut in two by war and ideology. they are one in the same. these reunions, the first since 2010 almost didn't happen.

. >> reporter: baher mohammed, mohahmed m d fahmy and peter gre have been imprisoned for ties to the muslim brotherhood. the journalists say they were just doing their jobs. journalists put egypt among the worst countries for imprisoning the members of the president. press. >> we have urged the government to drop these charge and release the journalists and academics who have been detain. >> reporter: 9 rally in london organized by the union of journalists calling for the release of all journalists held. the union head stating this repression of all journalists in the country were were operating under out jay russ pressure and intimidation undermines press freedom in egypt and calls into question the government's attitude to basic human rights. this is by no means the first rally to push for the journalists release. it's global. in east africa where peter greste is based or his family's pleas to the australian press. or to canada where baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy are dual citizens. >> they're trying to scare journalists from trying to do their jobs. >> will calls for freedom of

. >>> our colleagues now appearing in a courtroom in cairo, mohammed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, all pleading not guilty to charges they face. they are accused of aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. al jazeera continues to deny all charges against them and demands their release. i talked to the u.s. director of reporters without borders. >> all of this harassment campaign are really having a chilling effect on journalists. it's harder and harder to work freely and independently as a journalist right now in egypt. and we will continue to put pressure on the egyptian authority to remind them that they -- it is their duty to guarantee freedom of information and freedom of opinion in their country. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, an old airborne illness now spreading in parts of mexico, california could be next. ♪ al jazeera america. we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police de

mohamed fahmy , baher mohamed and peter greste have been held for two months and accused of having ties to a terrorist organization organization. al jazeera america has been a bedrock, our third president said that liberty depends on freedom of the press. it's a principle that has since been embraced the world over and it's so why so many people around the world have come together on this day to declare, journalist is not a crime. that's our show. i'm david shuster, in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. here are the top stories we are following at this hour. more tension for ukraine at this hour. armed gunmen have taken over a regional area in the crimea region. it was not clear who the me are. the upheaval in crimea cams as pro-russian supporters take to the streets to protest the changes in the government. >> a warning from secretary of state john kerry directed towards russia. >> we believe everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations >> john kerry voicing concerns about russian

peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have been detained for 59 days. >>> many korean were separated from each other over 60 years ago. now some koreans from the north and south are reuniting with their long lost family members. as richelle carey reports, the outpouring of emotions is overwhelming. >> reporter: tears of joy, tears of disbelief. families torn apart, separated by the korean wash. are reunited again at a mountain resource in fleak. somnorth korea. this isth could be the last:00 these families have contact with one another. >> i'm 87, the only renal i'm still alive is that i was waiting for this chance. >> reporter: but this is the lky few. both north and south korea banning communication, many koreans have gone without any kind of contact, phone calls or e-mails from their loved ones across the border flp have been 18 events since the first in 1985 but this is the first since 2010 and it almost didn't happen. after both governments agree to hold reunions, north korea briefly threatened to back out. but south korea refused and north korea's attempt to tie the event to po

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste were detained by egyptian authorities on december 29th, accused of spreading false news, belonging to a strorist group. al jazeera denied all charges. australian journalist hugh riminton says the arrest brings egypt's legitimacy into question. >> that international legitimacy cannot be enhanced when you lock up respected international journalists doing their job in a well understood way, reporting both sides of a complex story. it is just not proper to put them in gaol on charges that wouldn't be sustained outside egypt. this is not going to do anything for the legitimacy that those powerful figures in egypt must have >> we'll have coverage of the global day of action, and you can go to the website for updates. >> still to come - citrus trees coming under attack. the new threat to an multibillion industry. >> bitcoin - actions one person wants to take. >> how one man is using soccer balls to provide an outlet for children in third world countries. >> it's no secret that children and teens can benefit from playing sport. in some parts

. >> now 42 days since egyptian authorities detained three of our journalists, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammedbadr and peter greste have been held since the 29th of december. they are accused of spreading false news and having links to muslim brotherhood, which are classified as a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last year. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> a reminder that all our news can be found on the website aljazeera.com. >> get a leg up in the tough job market. three jobs that give you a bang for your buck. and a look at how the farm bill will happy a family's dairy business. why the next gold rush could take place in outer space. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". conversation over the next half hour at @aj realon

. >> it has been 44 days since al jazeera english journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste were detained by egyptian authorities, accused of spreading false newses and having links to the muslim brotherhood. abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects charges and demands unconditional release of its staff. >> the owners of a factory where more than 100 died in a factory surrendered by police. ner in prison after a court denied them bail. we have more from daka. >> for many people this is a village. the garment factory caught fire in 2012, killing 112 workers. della war has been charged with criminal negligence. it took police 13 months to do so. many that tried to escape were trapped. gates were locked. this man insists he is a victim of sabotage. this man's sister was killed. her body was never identified. she should be charged with murder. >> my sister called me from inside the factory and said she couldn't get out because the gates were locked. >> activist says the arrest is a sign of progress. >> it is a pro

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have been held without charge since december 29th. they are accused of spreading news and having lengths to the brotherhood, which egypt classifies as a terrorist organization. the the cases have been referred to the criminal courts. the al jazeera network has not been notified of formal charges. >> to europe, and the ukraine opposition demands gaoled protesters be released. anti-government protesters have been on the street in the capital kiev for over two months. they demand cuts to the president's powers. the e.u.'s policy chief will attempt to soothe political tension, and opposition leaders later on tuesday. >> 160 billion - that's how much corruption is costing countries in the european union. the first official report into the issue found corruption is happening in every one of its country, and not enough is being done to stop it. >> the european commission report into corruption is critical, saying there's no corruption free zone, but a scale rather. more than three-quarters of people across european states says corruption wa

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have been in prison. al jazeera denies charges that they were reporting in favour of the muslim brotherhood. the united nations joins the list of people calling for their release. >> three documents have been ordered to leave venezuela. they are accused of inciting students, to join the anti-government group. they announced the expulsion of three u.s. consular officials. they were said to be infiltrating the universities, doing cop sulate work involving visas. nicolas maduro said he will not tall rate threats to sovereignty. >> despite a warrant for the opposition leader's arrest, he will lead a demonstration on tuesday. lopez hasn't been seen for days. he's wanted by the government. three were killed during a demonstration last wednesday. lopez says he has done nothing wrong and the government can arrest him at tuesday's rally. >> during the last few days they have said that they want to arrest me. i will be there, showing my face. i have nothing to fear, i have committed no crime. i've been a vnsan comm

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have been held without charge, an i accused of spreading if as news and with links to the muslim brotherhood, which is classified as a terrorist organization. the government in cairo said their cases were referred to the criminal court. al jazeera network has not been notified of formal charges. the ukrainian president is expected to be back at work in coming hours, having been on sick leave for four days. it's been a critical time for ukraine, where the u.s. and e.u. backed demands for democracy. vitaly klitschko, the opposition leader called for a snap precedential and parliamentary election. we are joined from independence square. the president is coming back to work at a critical time. >> absolutely. well, his absence over the last four days seems to have raised a series of questions amongst protesters and supporters of viktor yanukovych. his absence coming at the worst crisis for the country since independence. many feared that he may well have been planning a crackdown. his first day back at work means he's going to hit the ground run

it's 58 days in prison for mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste. they are accused of spreading false news and being connected to a terrorist organization. arabic channel held since augu august, abdalla al shami has been held for months. s the u.n. says almost two and a half million people have crossed into neighboring states. but many millions more displaced within syria. in the city of aleppo, many have stayed put, despite the fighting. report on what some are doing to survive. about. >> reporter: shutting themselves in. that's what it's come to in syria's largest city, aleppo. people have taken to bricking up their windows to stay safe. >> translator: of course, it's safer for the children. because of shrapnel from the daily shelling. we decided to do this simple thing. >> and this is what they're trying to protect against: bombs which have left houses, buildings, and lives in ruin. many homes are deserted. streets, too. these people blame the government. >> barrel bombs he dropped on us they destroyed everything and forced the people to flee. as

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and greste spent 62 days in prison, accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. abdullah al-shami, from the arabic channel has been held since august. patty culhane reports. >> making a statement with their silence. the solidarity burst on display in the al jazeera english news room in doha, swept across the globe to 40 locations. the message clear and consistent from the streets of australia, floating in indonesia, balloons released in england, and flying high in brazil, in every language. one message. >> journalism is not a cry. >> a poet joined the chorus in mexico. braving the rain in paris. [ chants ] >> and in toronto, all calling from freedom for al jazeera's imprisoned journalists. >> we want to call on the egyptian government to release them and the canadian government to call for their release publicly, strongly, unequivocally to get them free. >> none of the al jazeera employees are american. that didn't stop the press secretary calling for their release. >> we are watch

mohamed fadel fahmy, birthday mohammed badr, and peter greste spent 60 days in gaol.nother journalist, abdullah al-shami has been held since august. >> he is a dual citizens of canada and egypt. the canadian government is providing him with consular assistance and help and said: >> now, the water supply in the u.s. state of west virginia has been given the all clear after a chemical spill last month. some have their doubts. >> when keeley learns the drinking water in charleston was contaminated she acted quickly. with customers coming back, she knew she could no longer rely on tap water. >> we have commercial water pumps so the coffee makers could run on bottled worker. >> they are spending $5,000 extra so her customers have bottled water. she's paying the price of mismanagement. a chemical company's failure to maintain tanks. on 9 january, a tank sprung a leak and 38,000 litres of a cold-cleaning chemical poured into the river and into the water supply of 300,000 residents. >> the owners filed for bankruptcy protection. now almost impossible for the residents to sue

peter, mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and abbulla ah-shami are have been in defense.testers say they will continue until the journalists are released. >>> there is a new controversial style of dog training that is raising a lot of eyebrows. >> reporter: most dog owners want this from their pet. >> hello, sweety. hello, sweety. >> reporter: but certain dog owners want this. training your dog is typically about socialization, about keeping it from nipping at strangers, but a thriving industry exists that will train massive intimidating dogs to do exactly the opposite. it's methods are pretty controversial, it's entirely unregulated, and it raises the question, what is more natural to a dog, peace or aggression? being a pet or a weapon? >> if you are not yut nicing your dog to the fullest capacity, you are going the dog injustice. because they want to work. >> reporter: mike trains so-called protection dog. >> what we teach is the collar method. it's a positive-negative. positive, good boy, you did your job. negative, you get correction through leash and collar, because

mohammed fahmy baher mohamed and peter greste have been held now for 52 days, accused of having tiedslim brotherhood which egypt has declared a terrorist organization. and our correspondent from our sister channel has also been in custody since august 20th. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the unconditional release of its staff. >>> we are receiving reports that 18 people have been killed on the outskirts of the syrian city of berra, activists capturing the devastation after the attack. syrian rebels say government forces used barrel bombs and targeted the town. the bombs reportedly hit a,n school. >>> thousands of refugees have been escaping the fighting in in syria. many have been trying to get across the border in lebanon. it is a hazardous trip. stephanie decker reports from the lebanon, syria border. >> reporter: this man hopes he has to stay here for only a short time. he has come from syria to lebanon after his home was bombed in an air vehicle. he says this is no longer a revolution. >> translator: the regime is taking money from countries and so is the

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste were taken by the egyptian authorities on december 29thions against them having ties to the muslim brotherhood, which egypt declared a terrorist organization on december 5th. a correspondent from our sister station has been in detention since july. al jazeera denies the charges and continues to demand release of its staff. >>> at least 99 people have been killed from the crash of an air plain. it went down in an mountainous area. it was reportedly carrying soldiers and members of their families. >>> in the afghan capitol an emergency polio vaccination campaign has begun. afghanistan, pakistan, and nigeria are the only countries in the world in which polio remainsen demmic. >> reporter: there is an urgent campaign to vaccination children. a 3-year-old girl was diagnosed with the disease. the child has recently returned from neighboring pakistan. >> the child is coming from a normal family, and some family members are living in pakistan with frequent travels back and forth. >> reporter: but it now means that the thousands of afghans who visi

. >> it's been 40 days since egyptian authorities detained three al jazeera journalists, mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been held and accused of spreading false noous and being linked with the muslim brotherhood. another journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody since july last year. >> turkey has gone another step further after mps there approved new legislation. defenders of internet freedom say the law is designed to silence the critics. the government says it's protecting privacy. it's due to be signed into law by the president. a government agency, the telecommunications communications presidency will be able to shut down websites it doesn't approve of within hours. providers will be forced to store records of users' activity for two years, on top of the fact that some websites have been blocked under existing laws. we have the details from istanbul. . >> since the rule was presented in the parliament there was a reaction from the young users. they tried to organise a protest. since yesterday they have asked the president to review the law. there was twe

when asked about the arrest of producers mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr and correspondent peter greste from al jazeera english, and sarm ago. >> egypt can only move forward if egypt expresses itself. the newly approved constit ugs upholds basic rights and freedoms. we have expressed returns to the government of egypt. we have urged the government to drop the charges and release the journalists and dismicks that have been detained. we are expressing that we are concerned that this contrascreens the constitution that provides the freedoms that we hold tear and the egyptian people hold deer. >> we are making that clear. >> u.s. officials believe any influence they have in egypt. it comes from two things, military hardware and cash. last year president obama decided to suspend delivery of the military supplies and cut back on aid. the >> without the threat of concrete consequence, it's unclear how much weight the words will carry. they were spoken from the white house podium, from the president's chief spokes maup. his call is echoed across the globe. >> in nairobi where peter is ba

. >>> it's the 50th day of imprisonment, our colleagues mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. the united nations have called for their release. >>> they were rescued from a mine, only to end up in jail. crews pulled from an abandoned gold mine, in south africa. fear for help, they will be arrested. aru matassa has more. >> desperately trying to save lives. these workers on a dangerous mission, to rescue illegal miners,. >> at this stage rescue operations have been -- have ceased on the site of the incident or the site has been landed over through to the mining securities, 11 miners have been removed from the site, they have been checked by the medical operations, from the base and in these cases what we worry about is severe dehydration. they have been cleared and vital signs have been indicated stable and into police custody. >> it is sed some more people could have been trapped in the mine. some illegal miners may not come out fearing arrest. miners 30 kilometers eves of jo johannesber-g. this is only way they can make a living. >> when we try to call there was no more answ

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been held for 50 days, accused of having ties to muslim brotherhood. there's abdullah al-shami from our arabic sister channel, in custody since last august and is on the 29th day of a hunger strike since his detention. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands the upconditional release of its staff. >> 11 rescued miners in south africa are facing charges. it's believed others are still hiding underground, fearing they'll be arrested too. from johannesburg, we have this. >> desperately trying to save lives, these workers were on a dangerous mission to rescue miners trapped in a mine shaft. >> at this stage rescue operations have seized on the site of the incident or has been handed over through to the mine securities. 11 minors have been removed from the site. they have been checked by the medical operations. in these cases what we worry about is severe dehydration. vital signs are table, from there they have been moved through to police custody >> more people could have been trapped in the mine. illegal miners may be scared to c

. >> this is where mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed are being held. they have been in detention for over two months away from their families. >> our first hope is as unrealistic as it might sound, that they're acquitted on the first day. the next best thing is that there isn't a prolonged adjournment. >> it is not optimism shared. >> we just got information that the journalists will stand trial on thursday has changed. and that doesn't sound very positive for this court hearing and for the coming freedom of information in egyptian. >> reporter: last year the committee to protect journalists named egypt as one of the top ten worst countries for journalist. egypt is also the most dangerous country for journalists to report in. five were killed, and 45 others assaulted. egyptian security forces raided 11 news outlets during last year. after the up rising we've seen successive authorities had been repressive of civil society in general and clearly of journalists in particular. we've seen dozens of arrests, killings as well. we've seen the lawlessness by t

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for two months. >>> chinese new yearsa bernard has more on that. >> in san francisco' san franci, goodye tthe ar othe snake. >> i got to tell you, these are awesome flowers. >> dave thomas and his team are making the floats that will welcome the year of the horse. his company will build 21 floats this year. sponsors pay anywhere from $30,000 to $100,000 to get one of thomas's floats in the famous san francisco new year parade. >> how long did it take to get from here to here? >> this is usually ten days work. i draw a fleet that will elicit that emotion. >> this dates back to the 1860s and is now the largest asian cultural event in north america. as the artists prepare for the year of the horse so do those who interpret the chinese astrological signs. lillian yang is an astrological consultant. she says the elements fire and wood are significant this year. >> whenever fire shows up, it's going to pick up the stock market. >>> traditional red envelopes are for sale, they'll be stuffed with money and passed along. inge exp

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have denied all of the government's charges.y are accused of belonging to a terrorist organization, and thre threaten egypt's national security. >> translator: we demanded their release and the chance to interrogate prosecution witnesses. >> reporter: the three are among 20 defendants. al jazeera management expressed satisfaction that the trial was upway. >> we're very pleased we are in court. we believe we will get a fair trial, and we believe we can defending ourselves. >> reporter: family members of the journalists said the charges had no merit. >> translator: from my point of view this trial is politicized. my son and his coworkers are good patriots and work professionally. >> he has been prepared for today, but he is also prepared for an outcome that perhaps -- that we don't want. >> reporter: two of the journalists shouted that they have been subject to, quote, psychologically unbearable conditions since their arrest. they said they got only one hour of exercise a day, and had no access to reading material. the cases raise

. >> employees of a number of organizations, including the bbc, calling for the release of mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr. held for 53 days in an egyptian prison. it is part of the a group of 20 people charged with having links to the muslim brotherhood, which egypt declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami, from our arabic sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects all charges and calls for their release. >> we spoke to a former prisoner saying it's in egypt best interests to release detained journalists. >> the fact that so many journalists are detained and are in prison for doing their job it a retro grade step. it means egypt is losing the international support. it's fightal in any situation, no matter how polarize the, difficult or extreme, that journalists do their job and report impartially all sides of the art. that is what the journalists, men and women, have been doing. the first thing i would say, it's definitely in the interests of egypt to bring the metre to a speedy close, release the men and women, and get greater internati

global action is under way to draw attention to the fligplight of al jazeera's journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have spent 61 days in prison, accused of having links to a terror organization and spreading false news. another al jazeera journalist from the network's arabic channel has been held since august and has been on hunger strike for a month, to protest against his imprisonment. >> a number of people jind a demonstration in sydney, including high profile journalists and members of the media from a variety of companies and networks. cru chris hollier spoke from amnesty international. >> amnesty international is concerned about this. we are campaigning for the release of peter, mohammed and mohammed badr. we believe that they are prisoners of conscience, gaoled for the free expression of and for carrying out their role as terrorists, reporting what was going on. amnesty international campaigned for many years on freedom of expression. it's a fundamental human right guaranteed under the universal declaration of human rights. the free press is integral to the

the canadian government is providing mohamed fadel fahmy with consular assistance and help, they saidlots to come on al jazeera. what launched 1,000 protesters. crowds protesting, heighting corruption against the prime minister. >> iranian restaurant owners who say they are being pushed out. >> and in sport 2-time grand slam champion andy murray gets off to a winning start at the mexican open. >> welcome back. this is al jazeera, these are the stories making headlines. syrians are about to replace afghans as the largest refugee population, that's according to u.n. chief ban ki-moon. it's estimated 2.4 million syrians fled the country. >> the pentagon has been ordered to start preparations for a possible withdrawal of all troops in afghanistan because afghan president hamid karzai refused to sign a security agreement. ukraine's acting president is warning that there are growing signs of separatism. the interim leadership abandoned the riot police in an effort to reunite the nation. u.s. secretary of state john kerry called on all countries, including russia, to assist in supporting ukr

a voice, thought to belong to a security officer, asked mohamed fahmy about his security accreditation. i was told the al jazeera english position is valid, otherwise i would not have accepted the job. the detail on the video, picks up laptops, microphones, a print are and other normal tools of the trade used by television news journalists the world over. condemned the video saying if this video was deliberately leaked it violates basic standards of justice. if it came out by mistake, the prosecution of process is called into question. they are also not operating in cairo secretly. the team openly filed several packages, this is not an issue of accreditation, them not having full paperwork from the authorities in no way justifies their ongoing incarceration and treatment. al jazeera english and our sister channel al jazeera arabic have frequently had their president hosne mo barac mob ras the bizarre dramatisation. pr producer baher mohamed have now been held for more than one month. imr immediate and unconditional release. are stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> a lot more coming. >> we