peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges. these include spreading false news in support of the muslim brotherhood, deemed by the government a terrorist group will stop they have been jailed since december in a case that's stoked international outrage. in a statement, al jazeera said the verdict defied "logic, sense, and any semblance of justice." as the sentence was read today, one of the three journalists, mohamed fahmy, yelled out "where is john kerry?" a reference to his surprise visit to egypt just one day before. john kerry was in cairo to help restore u.s. ties with the egyptian government nearly one year after a military coup. john kerry held talks with the new president sisi for the former egyptian general who led the overthrow of mohamed morsi last july. the obama administration partially suspended aid egypt, but has avoided a full cutoff by refusing to deem morsi's ouster a coup. at a news conference in cairo, john kerry said he expects a full resumption of u.s. military aid in the coming months, beginning with arou

al jazeera correspondent mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been sensed to seven behind bars. fahmy has given extra three years. disbelief from their families. >> certainly peter greste and the other prisoners, my god. my god. >> that's crazy: crazy. that's absolutely crazy. >> i it's clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. everything is wrong with it. >> this kind of verdict does not to support egypt's claim to be on the trend to democracy. the australian government urges the new government of egypt to reflect on what messages are being sent to the world about the aggravation in egypt. >> the egyptian prosecution, six al jazeera journalists have been tried in absentia. they are condemned an al jazeera journal abdullah elshamy was released after being charged. the public prosecutor ordered his release for health reasons. abdullah elshamy had been on a hunger strike since january. there was an mobile outcry in egypt. egypt's president said it would tackle egypt many issues. this raises many questions questions about egypt' claim of freedom of the media. >> al jazeera ha

jazeera journalists have bren convicted and jailed for doing their jobs ppts peter greste and mohamed fahmy have been sentenced to seven years, baher mohamed for ten years. the al jazeera media network has condemned the court's decision and also international outcry. the u.n. human rights chief calling the verdicts a travesty of justice. well in the last couple of hours the white house called for all three men to be pardoned. we'll talk to peter greste's brother andrew for his assessment and more on the international outcry for the convictions. first mohamed ado has this report on the day's events. >> a guilty verdict nearly sick months in the making. the crime, doing their job as journalists. al jazeera correspondent peter greste, produc producers mohamey and baher mohamed were given seven years, and baher mohamed given afternoon additional three years for spent cartridge found on him. disbelief from their families. >> seven years for peter greste, and five other, defendants present. my god! my god! sorry. >> that's crazy. >> finish. >> that's crazy. that's absolutely crazy. >> it's clearl

and mohamed fahmy. my driver had abandoned the car, so i left -- left over in the middle of the seat, jumped into the van as mohamed fahmy held onto the back railing and said, "drive, drive!" he said, drive to them, i'll get you out of here. for the next five or six minutes, he directed me down the side street and the side street and the side street and we finally managed to get to a safe place. he absolutely saved our lives. i'm no legal expert, but i can to you that mohamed fahmy struck me on both occasions as nothing more and nothing less than a professional journalist. trucks that was margaret warner, well-known in the united states, pbs newshour, chief foreign affairs correspondent, describing her experience in egypt with one of the three jailed journalists, mohamed fahmy. i also want to turn to comments made by peter greste's father in australia after he heard of the ruling. this is juris greste. , notis is a very dark time only for our family, but for journalism generally. devastated, shocked, an

peter greste and mohammed fahmy were sentenced t to jail. ader mohammed was sentenced longer because of possession of weapon. the last of the 1300 tons of syria's chemical weapons was loaded on ship. >>> in northern texas receiving seven inches of rain p residents reporting that their homes are being detached from foundation. in one area the flood damaged an railroad track. it has caught residents by surprise. there had been a forecast of 30% chance of rain. safe to say that we're off to a soggy start. >> meteorologist: yes, a lot of rain coming down over the same regions. a flooded supply o region. the rains from severe, and this rain pushes south towards houston texas. flash flood watches and warnings flash flooding happening quickly. over the next 48 hours there is several rain not over the exact same area but over towards oklahoma, mont missouri. more flash flooding is likely. you don't want to drive through the floodwaters. it only takes about six inches to stall a car. you lose control of one or two feet of water. it's one thing you wan

i presume you are fairly critical of the way the egyptian government has handled the case of mohammed fahmy. >> yes, we do. we find it outrageous that mr. fahmy, as you point out has dual citizenship has been sentenced to search years based on little evidence that he has done anything wrong. it is absolutely critical that egypt understand the importance as it has in its own constitution the freedom of the press and independent judiciary that works on the basis of proven evidence. >> what do you think the canadian government of steven harper should have done that it didn't do. >> well, to make a comment about this, i understand that it is about to do so. the canadian government has tried through its consular capability in cairo to maintain contact with mr. fahmy and make sure that his living conditions while in prison are as acceptable as possible, and that he have contact with family members. now the other aspect of it is to put diplomatic pressure on egypt, make sure it understand what is i what it has done and that it is sent the wrong message and to make sure that it's judiciary works wi

mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, they know the story in egypt inside out, fahmy is half egyptian. mohamed is egyptian. considering how to be balanced and fair, those debates were going all the time. we very much like all the other media last year, we tried to report what we see and what we heard. we didn't pin our colors to any group whatsoever. and no we didn't sit there thinking we mustn't say there we mustn't say that, because we're going oget arrested, there was a media crack down on everybody. everybody was being careful but everybody was still trying odo the job and i really will say we were trying to be as balanced and fair as everybody else was and i don't think our coverage was any different from what we were trying to do. i think it was a big are picture here. i think basically the egyptian government is trying to shut up anybody who contradicts their view of the mayo narrative. they don't say anything against the government, they have become much more muted much more quiet and they don't go out and interview everybody on all sides of the story. so if this is what the egy

to the next round. >>> are wider issues of press freedom, ray suarez is here. >> peter greste, mohamed fahmyand baher mohamed had already been held six months. the convictions had been met with strict, lobbying for their release. on our program, we'll be joined by an compiled egyptian journalist who stood in the same cage as the al jazeeran trio who heard their fate today. join us at the top of the hour. >> 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. >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact... that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight only on al jazeera america >> today's wrongful conviction of three al jazeera journalists in jeemen egypt has sparked reas from journalists around the world. maria innes ferre has the story. maria. >> take a look what christiana amanpou

mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed they know these stories in egypt inside out. is egyptian, and has through the revolution right on the streets. and those debates were going on all the time on how to be balanced and fair. bemuch like all of the other media, we just went out and tried to report what we saw and heard. and no, we didn't sit there thinking we muzn't say this or that, because we think we're about to get arrested. when we were reporting last october, there was a media crackdown on everybody. everybody was being careful, but everybody was still trying to do their job, and we were trying to be as balanced and fair as everybody else was. and i don't think our coverage was any different from what we were trying to do. i think there's a bigger picture here, i think the egyptian government is trying to shut up everybody. they have shut up the domestic media. and the international media has started to self sensors. they don't interview everybody on all sides of the story. so if this is what the egyptian wants to achieve, they have succeeded. >> how has this

and speaks about mohamed fahmy. >> i'm the chief correspondent for the p.b.s. news hour and chief reporting unit, i meant mohamed fahmy three days and he came to an editing suite and provided the voice over for egypt characters we wanted translated into english and it was the afternoon after a mob stormed the israeli embassy overnight and managed to penetrate to the upper floors and hosted the egypt flag and when we arrived there there were young men out in front but did not look particularly dangerous. our crew and camera crew went in for a closer filming look while i am the driver at the time and another young egyptian producer with me waited in the van so we could quickly get away. the driver abandoned the car for whatever reason, people were lying in front of the car and started to knock on the car. just then a mob approached across these five lanes and i could see that our local producer and my camera man and my producer were being pursued by this mob and mohamed fahmy and my driver was in the car so i looked over the middle seat, jumped in the van as moha

al jazeera correspondent peter greste and producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed spent the last 177 days behind bars in egypt. they are accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, which the government has designated a terrorist organization. al jazeera condemns and rejects all the charges. the egyptian prosecution pushed for the maximum assistancing, meaning peter greste could get 7 years and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed face 15 years. the evidence against them has included video from a different channel and some of peter greste's work covering other parts of africa. his family is hopeful that his court appearance on monday will be his last, and a long-awaited start to freedom. >> when you look at the case overall, anybody with passing superficial knowledge of the law would realise that there can only be one verdict and that is acquittal. a fourth journalist, abdullah al-shami, was freed on tuesday, after spending 307 days in prison, without being charged. the public prosecutor ordered his release for health reasons. abdullah al-shami had been on

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been behind bars for 175 days. they've been falsely accused of collaborating with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges and continues to demand the release of its journalists. mohammed famey. >> i'm margaret warner. i'm also chief of our overseas reporting unit. i first met mohammed famey when he came over to provide the egyptian voice-over. when we arrived, there were still young men out in front who did not look particularly dangerous. our crew, our camera crew went in for a closer filmel while i and the driver at the time and another young egyptian driver who were with me. the driver of the van abandoned the car. just at the same time a moab approached, and i could see our local producer, my cameraman and my producer were being pursued by this mob, and mohammed fahmy. i jumped into the van as mohammed fahmy held onto the back railing saying drive, drive. there was a mob in front of me. he said drive through them. we'll get you out of here. that's exactly what happened. for the next

patty culhane reports. >>> when al jazeera's journal lifts peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentenced to at least seven years behind bars for doing their jobs mohamed fadel fahmy shouted from his cage. "egypt will pay for this." now the american media is acting the obama administration if they will make egypt pay a price. >> three journalists from al jazeera... >> the verdict made headlines in the united states. on television, in the newspapers. the powerful "new york times" focussing its editorial on the unjust verd ibility calling the obama administration response confused and disturbing. the country's most influential comedian spent a segment mocking the trial. >> even more than the corruption of the trial, what bothers me is the laziness. at least have the desensy to forge evidence. it's not hard. oh, my card, it's the reporters having an underwater terrorist conference with only westbound and dr doom. that's more convincing than what the egyptian court convicted these men on. >> at the white house, future money to europe will be revealed. the u.s. gave the

he was imprisoned along with his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. they were falsely accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. and have been imprisoned since december. >>> 21 were killed in a bomb attack near a busy shopping mull in abuja. it happened as people were getting wered to watch gustav nyquist -- nigeria play in the world cup. >>> the lawyers for a sudanese wom woman freed on monday after an appeals court has been stopped from leaving the country. she was due to fly to the u.s. but was detained at the airport of the khartoum and is being questioned over travel documents. >> they accused her of committing two crimes - providing false information to the authorities, and obtaining a fake travel document. because she was - she was emergency travel document from south sudan embassy. we requested them to release miriam, but they have refused. they have said that they need more time. they need 24 hours. that's is absolutely not acceptable. >> the russian senate voted to revoke vladimir putin's right to order military intervention in ukraine. it w

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are on trial falsely accused of supporting of muslim brotherhood. the prosecutor is asking for the maximum jail terms. 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste seven years. and they are not alone. abdullah elshamy is also in prison. but without charge. he's been if on a hunger strike for five months. his health is declining. their families are getting increasingly frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case in what in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> other journalists have also found themselves being called enemies of the state. activists, too. a court sentencing abdullah fatah to 15 years. he's. charged enemy of the state. >> al jazeera continues to reject all the charges against our team in egypt and we demand their immediate release. >> arlington national cemetery celebrating year 150. the cemetery established back in 1864. >>> vietnam and china continue to butt heads. we take to the seas for a first-hand look at the escalat escalating tension betwe

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have spent the last 177 days behind bars in egypt. they are accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, which the government declared a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects all charges. the prosecution pushes for the maximum - peter greste, 7 years and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed 15 years. the evidence against them included video from a different channel, and work covering other parts of africa. his family is hopeful his court appearance on monday will be his last and the long-awaited start to freedom. >> when you look at the case, anybody with passing superficial knowledge of the law realises that there can be one verdict. >> reporter: a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami was freed after spending 307 days in prison without being charged. his release was ordered tore health reasons. he had been on hunger strike since jan. he joint a chorus calling for the freedom of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. their trial begone on 20 february, and has triggered a global outcry. the new

lxgz correspondent peter greste, producers boaxproducers baher md mohamed fahmy many given seven years and baher mohamed given an additional three years because of a spent cartridge found on him. shock and dismay, from their families. >> five to six other are defendants present. my god, my god, sorry, finish. >> that's crazy, that's crazy, absolutely crazy. >> it's clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. the case is politically motivated an everything is wrong with it. >> reporter: the response from the australian government was swiswift too. >> this kind of government does nothing to support egypt's claim to be on the way to democracy. the new government of egypt reflect on what message is being sent to the world about the situation in egypt. >> reporter: egyptian prosecution had pushed for maximum tenses. six al jazeera journalists tried in absentia sentenced to six years in prison. accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood, which the egyptian government has named as a. >> orders his release for health reasons. al shax shami had been on a hunr strike are since january. >>> the n

journalist peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are on trial wrongly accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood. seven years jail for plgt and 15 years for baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy. they are not alone. al jazeera arabic abdullah al-shami is also in prison but without charge. he has been on hunger strike for six months, his health declining and family is getting frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case which what i think in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> other journalists have also been found themselves being called enemies of the state, activists too. the court sentenced abdalla alpha tisal -- fatah rks freedoe press. so far they've got a state which does the opt opposite. soraya lennie, al jazeera. >> and al jazeera rejects all of the charges against our team detained in egypt for 170 days. we continue to demand their immediate release. >>> arlington national cemetery celebrating its 150th anniversary. a wreelt laying ceremony was held at the tomb of the unknown. established in 1864. there is growi

. >> correspondent peter greste and mohamed fahmy our producer were produced to seven years in jail. baher mohamed was sentenced to three more years for possession of ammunition. all accused of supporting the bd muslim brotherhood. mohamed ado reports. >> a guilty verdict nearly six months in the making. the alleged crime doing their job as journalists. al jazeera correspondent peter greste, producers mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been sentenced to seven years behind bars. baher mohamed was given an additional three years for spent cartridge found on him. disbelief from the families. >> i don't know how the judge came to that decision. i'll be very interested to hear his reasons for giving that verdict. it doesn't make any sense. >> it's clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. the case is politically motivated and everything is wrong with it. >> the response from the austrailian government was swift too. >> this kind of verdict does nothing to support egypt's claim to be on a transition to democracy. and the austrailian government urges the new government of egypt to reflect

i've worked with mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed for months. they're great journalists, very level headed. we've always tried to give a fair and balanced picture of what's going on in egypt. peter greste's reputation is unparalleled. he's an award winning journalist. he won an award working bbc in somalia. he's covered east of africa for a long time and is well respected. people here are looking at colleagues we talk to and know extremely well to now see them in that situation. it's really heartbreaking and infuriating to think egypt really could go to these extremes to try and stop reporting, fair reporting in the country. >> yeah. the prosecution of course alleging that al-jazeera was backing the muslim brother hood. no evidence in court stood those allegations up. i wonder if you could explain sue what sort of treatment al-jazeera has suffered here in cairo over recent months? >> i first got back to cairo last september. i hadn't been in the country all year and wasn't covering the coup. i was back do cover the african union when our bureau

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for 171 days. peter greste's family says they are hopeful of his release. >> we have still got to have faith in the egyptian legal system. they continually backed or it's been explained to us that the egyptian legal system and judiciary is independent and open. it's a fair process. knowing that peter's - there has been no evidence presented against him. we feel - we are confident it's a good outcome. >> he has been in a cell, in a small single-berm-sized cell for 170 days with two unrelated people of, you know, different cultural, different social backgrounds. the only thing they have in common is that they work for the same employer, and they are all journalists. you know, you can understand how difficult things can get when members of the same family are couped up in one space for a whole rainy weekend. >>> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has sworn in a new government. prime minister is to lead a cabinet of 34 minister, including four women. an investment post has been appointed after a fai

peter greste along with mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are in to the third day of their prison sentenceser being falsely convicted. a judge found them guilty of having ties to a terrorist organization. the verdict has been widely condemned around the world. the evidence being called farcical. peter greste says he will fight the conviction against him and his colleagues. >> . . . >> the pressure has also been growing on canada's go to help free mohammed fahmy. he has is a duel egyptian canadian citizen. >> we have been clear on our deep concerns about not just the verdict but about this process from the beginning. we have expressed those to the authorities. we have attempted and have provided and attempted to provide counselor service wherever possible. obviously there are some difficult circumstances here. but the egyptian authorities are very aware of the position of the government of canada, and we will continue to push that going forward. >> for more on the detention of our journalists and the campaign to release them, do visit the special webpage on our website. >>> much more still t

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have denied the charges. the three men were sentenced to charges. baher mohamed was given an additional three years because of possession of a spent bullet casing he found on the ground. andrew greste was in the courtroom for the verdict. >> we knew it was a possibility that you just can't prepare yourself no matter how hard you think about it for a verdict like this. >> the united nations called the verdict obscene while the white house called for egyptian pardons. but the verdict called into egypt. secretary of state john kerry traveled ocairo sunday and are impressed great support for egyptian prime minister abdel fatah al-sisi. 24 hours later kerry seemed stunned when reacting to the verdict while visiting baghdad. >> today's verdict is a chilling and draconian sentence. it is deeply disturbing to see in the midst of egypt's transition. >> joining us here in new york is sharif mansour, sharif co-founded the egyptian association for change, a nonprofit that mobilizes egyptians in the u.s., good to see you

journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are on trial. falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the egyptian prosecution is asking for the maximum gaol terms. seven years for peter greste, and 15 years for mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. they are not alone. al jazeera arabic journalist abdullah al-shami is also in prison. but without charge. he has been on a hunger strike for five months and his health is declining. the families are getting increasingly frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case with what, i think in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> other journalists found themselves being called enemies of the state. activists too. a court sentence fatah to 15 years gaol last week. he was a key figure in the 2011 uprising that toppled hosni mubarak. general abdul fatah al-sisi is now the president. he is promising to fix egypt's many problems. journalists want him to promote freedom of the press. so far they have a state which does the opposit

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been held for 170 days. they face charges of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. we have this report. [ inaudible ] . >> reporter:. >> reporter: almost 6 months behind bars waiting for others to decide their fate. journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are on trial falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the egyptian prosecution is asking for the maximum gaol term. seven years gaol for peter greste, and 15 years for baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy. al jazeera arabic is also in prison, but without charge. he's been on a hunger strike for five months. his health is declining. families are frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case with what, in all farps, were wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> reporter: other journalists are called enemies of the state. activists too. a court sentenced allah fatar to 15 years gaol, a key figure in the 2011 uprising tha

the journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested december 29 and have been in jail ever since. last week there were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison for allegedly spreading thee news in support of muslim brotherhood. the sentence has shocked journalists and supporters of press freedom around the world. and the al jazeera reporters are not alone. according to the committee to protect journalists, egypt is currently holding at least 11 other journalists in prison. here in bonn, germany, where theed by salah negm, director of news at al-jazeera english. he was firmly the director of bbc arabic news service in london. -- he was formerly the director of bbc arabic news service in london. i just heard you speak. this is very dire times for al jazeera. you recently had another reporter released from prison after 10 months. can you talk about what is happening to your reporters in egypt? >> as you know, the three al jazeera english reporters were sentenced to between seven and 10 years, and there are six whor al jazeera journalists were sentenced in

on monday mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste stood ones again in the courtroom cage. it was the final day for defense lawyers to put forward their argument. but they'll have to wait until june 23rd to hear the verdict. the egyptian prosecution has asked for the maximum sentences. that means mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste could get seven years. >> we've been treated as if in fact, we were terrorists. we're being locked up all day. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: they're all falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges. and since they were arrested on december 29th they have repeatedly demanded their release. >> they have not done anything that they should be facing trial for. i believe the court will acquit them. >> reporter: since the overthrow mohamed morsi last year dozens of journalists and activists have been imprisoned. many without charge. rights groups and media organizations around the world have been joining the call for them to be released. erik with a woods, al jazeera. >> a georgia inmate

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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste remain in prison. we have the details. >> reporter: scenes of jubilation at the entrance of a cairo police station as friends, family, and other journa journalists welcomed the release of abdullah elshamy. for ten months he was held in prison without charge. for all that time he maintained he had done nothing wrong. >> everybody who is a freedom fighter, journalist or anyone doing his work with honesty has won. this specific experience has changed my life. i'm not the person i was any more. i'm more determined than before to carry on with this struggle not just because of me, but because of everyone to be able to do their jobs. >> reporter: the change in his physical appearance was dramatic. compared with when he was detained in august, while reporting on protests following the removal of mohammed morsi. five months into his detention elshamy went on hunger strike. just days before this video was broadcast he said he was placed in solitary confinement and force fed, but he said he would not stop his pr

they want 15 years in jail for missouri an mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for 17 years. abdullah elshamy has been held without charge since august of last year and has been on hunger strike for four months. al jazeera continues to demand the release of all its journalists detained in egypt. >> world cup kicks off on thursday. subway staffers have been on strike for the past five days. they're demanding higher wages and fought with police during demonstrations. it is causing chaos for brazil. students are showing their support as we report. >> it is completely struck down because of the strike. you'll see what is left from this morning when a couple of hundred protesters, mostly university students active tests started burning trash completely blocking traffic in this major intersection. that's when police came in, fired tear gas. these student protesters were just showing their support for the metro workers. they're on strike. the metro workers are entering their fifth day causing traffic chaos throughout the city. >> let's take you live now to where iran's president an

peter greste and mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have been in jail for more than six months.y are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. on monday the three stood again in the courtroom cage. >> translator: the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. a rapist or murderers has a television and four hours of outdoor time. we'll being locked up all day. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: the prosecutors are backing for 7 years for peter greste and 15 years for mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to call for the journalists' immediate release. the trial is postponed until next monday. i spoke to journalists here in new york they told me 16 journalists are now jailed in egypt. >> all right. roxana thank you. after so many mass shootings in the u.s., we look at other country like switzerland. and a beloved kenyan elephant killed by poachers for its tusks. ♪ >>> the supreme court cited with gun-control advocates today, the court upheld a federal law designed to foil so-called straw buyers, when someone buys a gun legally

correspondent peter greste and producers mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, have all been in prison for six months. in court appearances they have maintained their innocence and outrage. >> we have been treated as if we are are rap rapists or murderer. this is unbelievable. >> the journalist is accused of spreading false news. the brotherhood has been declared a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects all charges as al shami has. the journalists have done their jobs. >> the treatment of these journalist a violation of press freedom. during their final court appearance on sunday, defense lawyers said, this is not a trial for these defendants alone. but a trial of all journalists. >> you have to be optimistic because we have to maintain hope and if we lose hope there's nothing to hold onto. >> greste had only been in egypt for three weeks, when he was detained. filling in for others when they were on holiday. he says the charges against him are fabricated and he has pointed to the absurdity of the case against him. the prosecution's evidence, a music video and a report from an animal hospital

an australian report their used to work with many of us here at the bbc, plus his colleagues mohammed fahmyen year jail terms yesterday after being charged with spreading false news and supporting muslim's brother hood. australia has urged the president to step in. >> the government is shocked by the sentence. we are dismayed by the verdict. we're bewildered by the severity on the sentence. for the evidence we have seen, we cannot understand how a court could have come to this verdict. peter greste is a world respected australian journalist. he was doing what a journalist should do, reporting on the act hits of poll politics of the day in egypt. he's subjected to this extraordinaryly long jail sentence. we are appalled by this verdict. >> i see you have the ambassador there in australia. what hope is there from the australian government point of view there could be a presidential pardon for these men? >> we have been making representations at the highest level to the government since peter greste was detained late last year. i have made representations to the foreign minister, to the justic

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars for 176 days. they are accused of collaborating with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. barnaby phillips reports on a campaign to free the journalists. >> you are watching closely the trials of al jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. >> it's a message resonating far and wide. that journalism is not a crime, and in a free society reporters need speak to all sides. the men in the cage paid a heavy brace, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed - respected journalists behind bars for 176 days. the egyptian authority yes accuse them of spreading lies. having links to a terrorist organization. many disagree and many spoke out in defense of the al jazeera team. >> we'd like to be in a world where we can go about our lawful business without interference, as anybody cap, as a doctor or a lawyer. it's not about democracy, not saying that journalists are above the law or special rules. in this instance or instances like this, if they are doing their job legitimately, people should not be obstruc

the egyptian prosecutor asked for the maximum sentences meaning peter greste 7 years, and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed facing 15 years. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to demand the release of its journalists. >>> preventing attacks on cultural sites is part of the agenda at the 38th session of the world heritage committee, at a meeting in qatar they expressed concerns. the civil war in syria ruined a number of historic landmarks. qatar says it's donating $10 million to protect heritage sites from arrest and natural disasters. three years of conflict in syria produced a new gren re. the films are short, the film-makers anonymous. the work is getting into national recognition in new york. >> families eating. children being children. young men talking. ab rue najura calls their work emergency cinema. >> emergency cinema is just like emergency medicine. you have to intervene quickly to save the image of your society. we wanted to show people with dignity. we wanted to show people without reducing them being victims. >> reporter: the contrast of people living in extraordinar

and one of the other defendants in this case, mohamed fahmy has been described by fellow journalists tenacious and truthful and one who knew him is p.b.s. expert and described her experience with fahmy. >> margaret and chief correspondent for the p.b.s. news hour and chief of the overseas unit and i met him three days before the incident when through a local connection he came to an editing suite in a hotel room and provided voice over for egyptian characters we wanted translated into english and it was after a mob stormed the embassy and penetrated to the upper floors and hoisted the egyptian flag and when we arrived back there there were young men in front but did not look particularly dangerous. our crew, our camera crew, went in for a closer filming look while i and the driver at the time and another young egyptian producer with me waited in the van so we could quickly get away. the driver abandon the car and people were laying in front of the car and started to knock on the car and a mob approached the five lanes and i could see the local producer and my camera man and my produc

the courts want 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. >> severalomen were attacked during his inauguration. president sisi is shown on tv promising the woman. seven men were charged with the attack following celebrations for al sisi's swearing in as president. >> angela jolie is at the forum of u.k. against sexual violence. it comes after a well publicized attacks against women. >> many are never reported, it's clear that it's all too common. in syria the number of rape victims is thoughts to be in the tens of thousands, that includes a good proportion of men. up to 77% of women are thought to have been victims of sexual violence during liberia's conflicts. the numbers have been put at more than 1,000 a day in 2011. but compare those figures with these from countries at peace. 950 rapes per day reported in the united states in 2012. 177 per day in south africa in that same period. and just 46 per day in sweden, which was the highest rate of the reported sexual assaults in europe. >> they hope that the summit will encourage governments from all over

mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed face the longest terms. 15 years each of both baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, they're defense argues there's no credible evidence against them. the cnn correspondent reza sire has been following proceedings. >> reporter: the defense has mesler pickemethodologymethodics reports sometimes from outside of egypt. they presented pictures sometimes personal pictures, item that would seemingly be in the possession of any journalist and items that seemingly have nothing to do with the serious charges that these journalists face. the defense's position is they failed to present any evidence linking these individuals to these crimes, even so, despite the paucity of evidence, the prosecution making a very ominous statement today, alleging that al jazeera has made an alliance with the devil and along with the muslim brotherhood, the prosecution earlier today also calling today for the maximum extension, saying that anything other than the maximum sentence would drown egypt in darkness. >> another al jazeera journalist, abdullah al shami has had his appea

on thursday egyptian prosecutors have requested the max sentence 15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. abdullah elshamy has been held without charges since august last year. he insists wil he will not stop his hunger strike until he's released. >>> a ceremony honoring maya angelou was held in north carolina. she died last week age 86. >>> it looks like the end of the road for an old favorite in india after 60 years. the maker of india's ambassador car has halted production at its plant. >> the unmistakable rev of an ambassador. it's a sound that she has heard and cherished her whole life. >> i love my car. >> growing up in india it's the only vehicle her father drove. and now she's carrying on the family tradition. >> for me it represents memories of childhood. we spent a lot of time traveling out of town with the family. >> for decades it was the only car available in india, and it was used by everyone from the prime minister to taxi drivers. but this may be it's last ambassador. it's maker announced it was indefinitely suspended operations at its pl

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were back on court on monday. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy has been held without charges for nine months. he also requested a doctor report to document his poor health. >>> five guantanamo detainees were exchanged for u.s. sgt. sgt. bowe bergdahl. >> they stopped halfway to be greeted by a taliban based group in the capitol. there is no video of the two or leaders. they were all detained for is it years in guantanamo. their release was part of a prisoner swap. in exchange for their release the taliban-freed soldier bowe bergdahl, who spent five years in captivity, the deal was criticized by members of the congress who said it would embolden taliban to kidnap more george this is shocking to me. especially without coming to congress. and putting five people potentially back on the battlefield even though hour troops are out in 2016, it's shocking that the president went along with the timeline like he did in iraq you have five people on the ground targeting american troops, afghan troops and the a

erica wood is more. >> peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy stand in the courtroom in a cage. the egyptian prosecution has asked for the maximum sentences. that means greste could get seven years in prison while fahmi and model could get 15 years. >> a rapist or murderer has a television and four hours of outdoor time. we are locked up all day, this is unbelievable. >> they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges and since arrested in december the 29th has repeatedly demand he their release. >> we feel the court is fond believe that our defendants are innocent on all the charges they are accused of. they have not done anything they should be facing trial for. i believe the court will acquit them. >> we have to be optimistic because we have to maintain hope if we lose hope there's nothing to hold onto. >> on the trial on sunday the defense lawyers issued a final plea, saying this is not a trial for these defendants alone but a trial of all journalists. since the overthrow of mohamed morsi last year, many which are detained with