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 people have been appalled at the three people, three men simply doing their job. who ended up in prison. we hoped maybe for a few days, a few weeks and now today it's a whole year. it's been a year that has seen protest spread around the world. the hashtag free aj staff went viral. it was not just journalis

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, not part of a political ideology or any other establishment. >> egypt's president al sisi insisted it was an issue for the courts. what's going on behind the scenes is less clear. president sisi suggested he would have preferred that the journalists have been deported. this is seen as a sign he know what damage this has been. >> if youas you can

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are appealing against their convictions. and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and it it is bigger than ever.

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 policy that is blamed for the demise of the economy. if all goes

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

in contrast to al jazeera journalist who is were arrested and tried in egypt, mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste, they'l 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, tunisiaen institutions have not been politicized not in the way that we've seen egypt. they don't hav

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

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 upstairs before we leave. >> it has been called a super storm but it has the potential to create high

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 easily treatable but if left too long, it can lead to gangrene or can even be fatal. the motorcycle ambulance is month dea

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-

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

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. 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 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

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlaweduslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. >>> the israeli prime minister and u.s. secretary of state are meeting in rome to discuss various proposals for palestinian states. benjamin netanyahu first met with the italian prime minister before sitting down with john kerry. they're focusing on a palestinian resolution drafted by jordan last month. it's calling for the israeli occupation of palestinian lands to end by november 2016. >>> the head that have meeting the u.s. secretary of state was told by the israeli employment that he will not set a timetable. >> we have been dictate conditions that do not comply with real peace. we will not accept attempts t of unilateral moves to be dictated to us. we will rebuff any attempt that would put this terrorism inside our home inside the state of israel. i will make this unequivocally clear. we'll stand firm in the face of any dictates. >> parts of belgium has been brought to a standstill. thousands are taking part in the st

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charge for helping the o outlawed brow. all three are appealing against their convictions. >> to tunisia now where 12 political parties have declared their support for presidential kinds. the presidential run off will take place on december 21st. the 87-year-old served as a ruler, the conservative party and others fear that if his party controls government members of the former regime may return to power. well, a tunisiaen human rights activist says the presidential race is tight. >> it is close because they both have the same chance. there were about seven points in last elections, which means that the elections are going to be tied. both candidates have a chance, and maybe one is a bit ahead. i don't know, but this is what is important. the elections of both parties. i recently wrote an article and called it the third option. that means between the dictatorship on one hand and daesh on the other, it's a democratic process. nevertheless, we keep our fingers crossed because we have two challenges. one is social proble

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood muslim brotherhood. brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. >>> one of south africa's most respected hiv awareness organizations is being forced to scale back its campaign. rebuilding lives after flash floods last month. >>> coming up we'll have sport. >> on friday an arrest warrant was made for a cleric who is accused of leading a criminal group. >> protesters make their feelings known during a court for the arrest of poor people. >> if this country gives in to desperatism. >> the media organization as were targeted on this man, wanted by the government of erdogan for a plot of plans to overthrow him. he is said to live in this compound in the state of pennsylvania in self-imposed exile. the state department is not saying if extradition was made. >> we do not comment or confirm that an extradition request has been made. >> the ask for the arrest comes a year after wide-ranging corruption allegations first emerged about people close to then prime m

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they got seven years and bader mohammed another three on top that have for having in his possession of whic of a spent bullet of which he said he picked up at a protest. >> we have reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: date for an early election. this comes just one day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked economy minister and justice minister. march 17 is when israelis will head to the poll and right wing political parties are expected to win more seats in the next knesset, according to a fresh opinion poll. >> i think the mixed government will be more homogenous. the prime minister who will form the government will know how to give priority to those parties that have been loyal to him. instead of those who are hostile. >> and netanyahu said that he's tired of what he describes as threats and ultimatums from some ministers. by going to early elections netanyahu hopes to go to a government that holds his policies rather than one that continues to challenging him. at the heart of the political crisis is the jewish s

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges for helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. >>> thousands of police in hong kong are getting ready to clear roads occupied for two months by protesters. protesters want a greater degree of democracy for 2017. although protesters are returning to their jobs and studies they still hope to make a difference. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: a tank made out of trash guards the approach to this site. neither it oh nor the barricades will stop the police when they come. the self-styled umbrella scare of hong kong is where the occupation movement began. it is where it will likely end. on september 28th thousands surged past police lines to block one of hong kong's bus iest highways. activists jeffrey chung was among the first to protest. over two months on he is still here and waiting to be arrested when the police move in. >> i believe there is no such thing as the last day. the last day is just another start. >> reporter: kelly chan has an eight-year-old son to return

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were accused of helping the muslim brotherhood and spreadingalse news. al jazeera demands their heed release. peter grete send greetings from his prison in cairo. he said while the journalism situation is dire, he said we've created a huge global awareness not just of our cause but the widespread abuse o of journalists. >> india's ruling party won a number of seats in state elections today. the largely muslim region has been out of reach for the hindu nationalist party for years. for prime minister narendra modi devoted time and effort to motivate change in culture there. >> reporter: with no party gaining a majority, it's basically a hung assembly. now making historic gains getting the second largest number of seats of answer party here. the regional president told me he's credit thing this win to prime minister narendra modi, who swept the country in national elections this year, and he said that wave carried over to these state elections. one of the things that this has a potential of being a polarizing situation. if vjp stay in opposition t

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are appealing against their convictions. >>> in iraq isil has continued to launch attacks including suicide-bombings to take back the refinery. here are the reports. >> iraq's oil fields remain a battle ground. an isil suicide-bomber detonated the humvee packed with explosives. another flash point in the fighting. the battle began before dawn. it lasted for more than a day. peshmerga commanders say that 25 isil fighters were killed. it's not known how many of the kurdish fighters died. these isil fighters were believed to be iraqi. the peshmerga say the robe around this man's ankles was an attempt by his comrade to pull him to safety after he was wounded. kirkuk is hugely important. >> we have intelligence reports that the enemy was intending to launch an offensive on kirkuk city. they were aiming for a weak spot to storm the city and declare the islamic state of kirkuk just like mosul. >> reporter: for almost a century kirkuk has been disput ed territory. the kurds view it as the capitol of an eventual independent state. in june, after

. >> al jazeera continues to call for the release of its staff, mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. the three of them have now been imprisoned in egypt for 361 days. they were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their conviction. >>> every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to buenos aires to enjoy it's cafes and old world time. but a group called stop the demolition say that it's architecture i is undergoing instincts. >> reporter: with its stunning architecture it's monuments and well-pre-deserved cafes, argentina's capitol is regarded as a jewel. yet, it is a jewel facing competition from the 21st century. activist from an ngo called "no more demolition" go to city council to revent the destruction of architecture. >> in this city hanks to legal action the courts ordered the city to restore the original cobble stones. >> reporter: and they forced the city to stop work on a metro station in the french plaza that would have facilitated access to a nearby shopping mall. >> now the city government is suing

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. coming up after the break we'll have more on the siege unfolding in sydney. more hostages have managed to escape. they've been seen leaving the building. two more family hostag female hostages, that brings a total of five. we don't know if they were freed or escaped, but total of five freed hostages. at least one gunman is involved, and the police have established contact with them. no one has been harmed or injured. back in a minute. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'

mohammed fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years. bader mohammed was sentenced to an ex-try three years for a pent bullet in his possession from a demonstration. >>> in st. louis another black teenager was shot and killed by police. it is the latest of a series of deaths of black men that has brought a series of protests. the previous months eric garner died in new york after he was put in a chokehold in his an arrests. a man was shot dead in a new york stair well in november, and in cleveland police tamir rice, who was carrying a replica gun. >> another deadly altercation between the police and the black teenager, 18-year-old antonio martin was shot dead just a few kilometers from ferguson, where unarmed teenager was shot dead by police in august. protesters were quick to gather at the scene. police say that martin approached the officer at a petrol station. >> he backed away from the east just for a few steps. turned and around. the officer started engaging him in conversation again, and then the individual produced a pistol with his arm straight

missourmohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were sentenced for seven years. bader mohammed receives an extra three years for a spent bullet he had in his position. >> taliban gunmen killing 151 people. the country's imperial minister said that the investigation into the attack is moving in a positive manner. >> i will not diovol edge neither the number for their identities, but we're moving ahead in a very positive manner. >> four more people have been hanged in pakistan after a six-year pan on death penalties on terror-related cases was lifted following the school attack. the men had been jailed for their role on an attack against blew sha mu shar riff. human rights groups have disapproved of the move. >>> taking a publicity stunt too far. >>> in the desmond to you t tutu center, the heart of finding an hiv vaccine. best interview >> ...and it is... it's the current one... >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> a reminder of the top stories