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former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood and say they were simply reporting the news. the brother of mohamed fahmy says that this latest move by the court doesn't go far enough. >> i'm disappointed because i was expecting something better today. yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. we were really hoping for that. we want them to come home with us today. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. with no bail granted, it means they will stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. this high-profile case has led to an international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues, and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere calling for their release. our correspondent is outside court in cairo. >> reporter: in a very short session, a retrial has been ordered for the three journalists. no dates have bee
former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood and say they were simply reporting the news. the brother of mohamed fahmy says that this latest move by the court doesn't go far enough. >> i'm disappointed because i was expecting something better today. yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. we were really hoping for that. we want them to come home with us today. >> the...
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is that the real cause for the jailing of mo mohamed fahmy, bahar mohamed and peter greste.touched on it briefly before the break. please expand on that idea. is this a way at slapping at qatar without directly doing anything aggressive? >> i think it's slapping at qatar, but also more directly aid at the muslim brotherhood this. over reaction shows a sense of desperation, i think their concern is if the egyptian people have access to information that shows a different perspective. even if that per perspective is allegedly biased but anything that the not pro regime, the egypt people may question his legitimacy. it's not just about qatar. qatar surely is a target because the al jazerra network is a very powerful one and many people watch it on the internet or through satellite television. but more directed at the muslim brotherhood. because they were the only meaningful opposition that proved that it could take over parliament and win a president she. so to the extend al jazerra gives any opposite perspective or different perspective in any other perspective, i think it will
is that the real cause for the jailing of mo mohamed fahmy, bahar mohamed and peter greste.touched on it briefly before the break. please expand on that idea. is this a way at slapping at qatar without directly doing anything aggressive? >> i think it's slapping at qatar, but also more directly aid at the muslim brotherhood this. over reaction shows a sense of desperation, i think their concern is if the egyptian people have access to information that shows a different perspective. even...
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mohamed fahmy peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june, peter and mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, baher got ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. now their detention and convictions sparked protests around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain in prison. despite an appeals court in cairon't graying the retrial, baher mohamed peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. >> at the same time with demand that they are immediately released, they are unjustly imprisoned, everything is politicized, that you are arrest, and the verdict were also politicized. >> the arrests of the three staff on december 29th, 2013, were initially assumed to be a short term thing. a mitch up but as time passed it became more and more clear that the authorities under the new government have other intentions. >> peter greste who was an africa specialist, but by his own
mohamed fahmy peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june, peter and mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, baher got ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. now their detention and convictions sparked protests around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain in...
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and the same could be said of his team mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed.y january much of the international media was demanding the release of the three, as well the hashtag free aj staff went viral, and journalists protests saying the treatment of the al jazeera employees was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. >>> the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men, which could even vaguely have been said to have incriminate them. a video of sheep herding, some of greste's work in kenya, footage from a different channel entirely were found on that laptops. eventually in june the men were convicted and jailed. >>> all right. we're jumping into that report to go to a press conference being given now in brisbane australia, by peter greste's brothers mike and andrew. let's listen to what they are saying. >> yesterday peter and his colleagues had their appeal heard in the court of casation we view this as a positive. the decision is also an acknowledgment that the first court trial was flawed. following instr
and the same could be said of his team mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed.y january much of the international media was demanding the release of the three, as well the hashtag free aj staff went viral, and journalists protests saying the treatment of the al jazeera employees was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. >>> the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men, which could even vaguely have been said to have incriminate them. a...
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he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamedolluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have to be doing this. the family of peter greste spoke to media in brisbane australia to talk about their son and brother still locked up in cairo, egypt. >> it has been a long time of anxiety and stress largely because we feel very sad that in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december the 29th 2013. in a trial widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decree that would allow for foreigners to be deported to either face trial or serve time in their ho
he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamedolluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have to be doing this. the family of peter greste spoke to media in brisbane australia to talk about their son and brother still locked up in cairo, egypt. >> it has been a long time of anxiety and stress largely because we feel very sad that in fact we...
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called into question when the evidence they produced was: in june, greste and baher mohamed -- mohammed fahmye sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human rights and press freedom advocates say the move is mart of a wider crackdown on free speech. and part of a major effort by the egyptian authorities to silence decent. this year egypt has been named among the worst for its crack down on professionals. joining us from doha is a correspondent who was held without charge in an egyptian prison for ten months. he was released in june of 2014. also with us a non-resident fellow for the brookings institution center for middle east policy, and an associate fellow at the royal united states institute in london. thank you two for being here. abdullah, you spent more than 10 months in an egyptian prison. here in america we expect detainees to have basic human rights. describe for us the circumstances you experienced in the egyptian prison. >> i think egyptian prisons are an experience th
called into question when the evidence they produced was: in june, greste and baher mohamed -- mohammed fahmye sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human rights and press freedom advocates say the move is mart of a wider crackdown on free speech. and part of a major effort by the egyptian authorities to silence decent. this year egypt has been named among the worst for its crack...
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, from gaol, saying: >>> well mohamed fadel fahmy's fiancee spoke to the media about the verdict. >> i can't even imagine that he will stay for a year in prison. the lawyer just applied to the egyptian prosecutor for mohammed to be deported and be treated as a canadian citizen, and to continue the trial there. i'm waiting for america to happen >>> we can speak to jeffrey robertson, a human rights lawyer and former u.n. appeals judge, live from sydney australia. are we right to be feeling the beginning of optimism that soon the al jazeera three will be released from a cairo gaol? >> no. these many are being held as hostages, and they are to be seen as hostages. there was no evidence against them. i've read the judgment in translation and the trial is a farce. they were accused of spreading false news. there was no evidence that they ever reported anything falsely. they were accused of being terrorists with the muslim brotherhood. there was no evidence that they ever supported the muslim brotherhood. as against reported them. there was one secret witness, who was said to have secre
, from gaol, saying: >>> well mohamed fadel fahmy's fiancee spoke to the media about the verdict. >> i can't even imagine that he will stay for a year in prison. the lawyer just applied to the egyptian prosecutor for mohammed to be deported and be treated as a canadian citizen, and to continue the trial there. i'm waiting for america to happen >>> we can speak to jeffrey robertson, a human rights lawyer and former u.n. appeals judge, live from sydney australia. are we...
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the decision is the result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood. they say they were simply reporting the news. mohamed fahmy's fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. >> when i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released, that it might be a miracle somehow, and it's out with us, but unfortunately it didn't happen. the retrial is a very long and very lengthy process. it might take up to a year. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. and with no bail granted, they must stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. now, the high-profile case has also led to a high-profile international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere, calling for their release. lisa hamperley has this. >> reporter: waiting for the decisi
the decision is the result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood. they say they were simply reporting the news. mohamed fahmy's fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. >> when i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released, that it might be a miracle somehow, and it's out with us, but unfortunately...
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egyptian authorities gaoled three al jazeera journalists, peter greste, and two producers, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed who also holds canadian citizenship. six months later u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with the president, abdul fatah al-sisi, and protested the journalists detention. during the talks john kerry offered to release u.s. aid. >> i have emphasised our strong support for upholding the universal rights and freedoms of all egyptians, including freedom of expression. >> reporter: that did little to help the al jazeera journalist of the the next day all three were convicted of helping terrorists and reporting false news. they maintained their innocence. despite the deterioration of human rights, the obama administration released $570 million of aid, and 10 military. >> in december the u.s. congress inserted language into the 2015 spending build making egypt's aid contint on progress made. crucially, it gives the u.s. secretary of state discretion to wave the conditions, if doing so interest. >> we welcome the flexibility to further the strategic relationship with egy
egyptian authorities gaoled three al jazeera journalists, peter greste, and two producers, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed who also holds canadian citizenship. six months later u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with the president, abdul fatah al-sisi, and protested the journalists detention. during the talks john kerry offered to release u.s. aid. >> i have emphasised our strong support for upholding the universal rights and freedoms of all egyptians, including freedom of...
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peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have paid a heavy price for their work as journalists, and in egypt's charged political environment that is judged a threat by the military dominated government. since july 2013 an estimated six journalists have been killed, doze ens detained. most were -- dozens detained. most were released. but authorities contain 11 journalist including our three colleagues. meanwhile egyptian authorities admit to detaining 10,000 political opponents in 2014. despite their poor human rights efforts the u.s. government continues to give the military financial support. ali velshi has this report. >> reporter: the united states gives up to $1.5 billion a year in aid to the egyptian government. $1.3 billion going strait to the egyptian military. president obama temporarily suspended the military portion of that aid. in yule 2013. that's when the egyptian military removed mohamed mursi, the first democratically elected president. since then the government cracked down on dissent, making moves to silence the press inside egypt. in dises 2013, egyptian autho
peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have paid a heavy price for their work as journalists, and in egypt's charged political environment that is judged a threat by the military dominated government. since july 2013 an estimated six journalists have been killed, doze ens detained. most were -- dozens detained. most were released. but authorities contain 11 journalist including our three colleagues. meanwhile egyptian authorities admit to detaining 10,000 political opponents in...
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peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the outlaid muslim brotherhood which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial which could begin in a month. peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> myanmar has celebrated its 67th anniversary of independence from burma. first such event since the military coup of 1962. >>> pakistani city of peshawar, many people there are hoping for a better future. as mohammad adow reports. >> it hasn't rained this winter in most of pakistan. and the sting of a harsh season is already felt here in the north. especially amongst the poor of peshawar. >> i really hope 2015 will be a peaceful year and my business will prosper as you everything is linked with peace. there will be no economic activity and no business which will affect our livelihood. >> reporter: product is in high demand, he makes ghour a cake made from raise sugar. for years peshawar suffered from lack of natural gas. >> definitely in 2015 we will achieve all
peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the outlaid muslim brotherhood which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial which could begin in a month. peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> myanmar has celebrated its 67th anniversary of independence from burma. first such event since the military coup of 1962. >>> pakistani city of...
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, there wasn't really much that was brought up in the trial with regards to peter greste, and mohammed fahmyamed, that actually made a lot of sense, but it was very much about the association with al jazeera, and very much about the association with al jazeera owned by qatar, a country that was claimed to have supported the muslim brotherhood, and that provides for political context that puts the light on al jazeera in particular. in the months and -- actually even the weeks after the muslim brotherhood was pushed out of power last summer in 2013, you saw a lot of press being put out there about how al jazeera was essentially the spokesperson media channel for the muslim brotherhood. and in the context of egyptian politics with this, you know, new war on terror, and people talking about how the -- the country is going through all of this turmoil, al jazeera in particular as a channel is put into that frame. and that provides a huge amount of the backdrop for how you can see people like peter greste who has been in cairo for two weeks. and mohammed fahmy, who had no connection to the muslim b
, there wasn't really much that was brought up in the trial with regards to peter greste, and mohammed fahmyamed, that actually made a lot of sense, but it was very much about the association with al jazeera, and very much about the association with al jazeera owned by qatar, a country that was claimed to have supported the muslim brotherhood, and that provides for political context that puts the light on al jazeera in particular. in the months and -- actually even the weeks after the muslim...
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peter greste, mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed have marked one year since the arrests. there were sentenced to seven-10 years in prison back in june. follow the shutdown of -- this follows the shutdown of al jazeera's egyptian operation last week. >> with al jazeera going to be shut down in egypt, it is also a significant milestone in the case. it has removed the political aspect of why peter was arrested. >> the jailing of the three journalists sparked international outrage and raised concerns over human rights violations. the defendants have consistently maintained innocence and denied it links to the muslim brotherhood. >> earlier i spoke to our correspondent in cairo. he gave us the latest reaction to the news of the retrial. >> the canadian-egyptian dual nationals were pleased that the retrial was accepted but disappointed that there was not granted. -- bail was not granted. they must wait until the judge was signed for the retrial. canadian and australian embassy officials were also present at the hearing. the canadian ambassador told me that they had serious conc
peter greste, mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed have marked one year since the arrests. there were sentenced to seven-10 years in prison back in june. follow the shutdown of -- this follows the shutdown of al jazeera's egyptian operation last week. >> with al jazeera going to be shut down in egypt, it is also a significant milestone in the case. it has removed the political aspect of why peter was arrested. >> the jailing of the three journalists sparked international outrage and...
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. >> al jazeera continues to demand release of our colleagues, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. in prison for over 370 days. l this remain in jail in cairo. >>> over the past few days, malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capital cin shas ah. kinshahasa. >> thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capital kinshasa. watching police arresting protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom. we both went down. and i got up but he didn't. i tried to wake him. then i saw he was injured in the neck poop lot of blood was coming out of the wound. >> reporter: he died here on the floor. luke thinks the shot must be aimed at mumba. here at the high court the government says police arrested more than 300 mostly young men who will be tried here in the coming days and says prosecutors will seek the harshest possible punishment. this man says he's innocent, didn't do anything. then lawyers arrive and the first trial begins. the first suspects are charged with looting. the political opposition who called for the protest call for arrests and
. >> al jazeera continues to demand release of our colleagues, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. in prison for over 370 days. l this remain in jail in cairo. >>> over the past few days, malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capital cin shas ah. kinshahasa. >> thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capital kinshasa. watching police arresting protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom. we both went down....
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and of course exactly the same could be said for his team team -- mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed. hashtag freeajstaff went viral, and in the u.s. and elsewhere journalists came out to state was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men which could even vaguely been said to incriminate them. video of video sheep herding. >> translator: today the session presented individual individualindividual -- video evidence. >> reporter: eventually in june and to the fury of much of the world, the men were convicted and jailed. for the men's families it was the lowest point of a desperate year. >> it still reminds in my memory as just an awful, awful nightmare. >> it was a farce. no witnesses appeared in the trial. i wonder how they were indicted and then sentenced in the first place. there isn't a single piece of evidence against them. >> reporter: world leaders including president obama denounced the ruling. >> we have been clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> report
and of course exactly the same could be said for his team team -- mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed. hashtag freeajstaff went viral, and in the u.s. and elsewhere journalists came out to state was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men which could even vaguely been said to incriminate them. video of video sheep herding. >> translator: today the session presented individual...
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peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were all arrested in december of 2013. they were then convicted in june of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. that's a charge which they have all denied. with me the president was talking only a month or two ago about a pardon. does there need to be a retrial? >> well let's start with what is a retrial in the egyptian judicial system? actually, a retrial means that the judiciary saw a kind of procedural glitch from the prosecution to the trial or during the trial itself and this is why they ordered a retrial. in case of bail these people would have been convicted, it would go down in the records as a crime that was pardoned by the president, by whichever procedure. but a retrial might lead to acquittal or at least saying that they shouldn't have been tried in the first place. this is exactly what happened in mubarak's case. there was a conviction a retrial, and he shouldn't have been tried in the first place. so this is something very unique to the egyptian judicial system but it might lead to a total and complete clean
peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were all arrested in december of 2013. they were then convicted in june of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. that's a charge which they have all denied. with me the president was talking only a month or two ago about a pardon. does there need to be a retrial? >> well let's start with what is a retrial in the egyptian judicial system? actually, a retrial means that the judiciary saw a kind of procedural glitch from the prosecution to the...
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. >> reporter: jailed for doing their jobs still behind bars but for mohamed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, at least some hope. these pictures are from an earlier hearing. the three al jazeera journalists weren't in court yesterday. but with their original trial now ruled invalid, a retrial is expected to start in a month's time. that's the earliest they could be granted bail. but peter greste's family are hoping new laws in an egyptian presidential decree could see him home in australia sooner. >> we view this decision as a positive step in the legal process, one step closer to justice being served. following instruction from peter and the family peter's egyptian lawyer lodged an application with the egyptian attorney general's office to have peter deported. pursuant to a presidential decree that was issued in november. now that peter is an accused person, we will be making an attempt to this application seeking his deportation. >> reporter: producer mohamed fahmy tweeted from hospital where he's being treated for an old injury that this was a milestone towards victory. outs
. >> reporter: jailed for doing their jobs still behind bars but for mohamed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, at least some hope. these pictures are from an earlier hearing. the three al jazeera journalists weren't in court yesterday. but with their original trial now ruled invalid, a retrial is expected to start in a month's time. that's the earliest they could be granted bail. but peter greste's family are hoping new laws in an egyptian presidential decree could see him home in...
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mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december 29th, 2013.l widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between 7 and 10 years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decree that would allow for foreigners to be deported to face trial or serve time in their home countries. that was encouraging for guest ta and mohammed fahmy. the president has always said he wants the situation sorted out as soon as possible, but so far those words haven't been followed up with action. >> the 25th of january there was quite a lot of talk around the possibility of the guys being pardoned. as yet there's been no news of that. and -- and the -- you know the -- egypt is going through a seven-day period of mourning for the saudi king so that sort of -- that announcement we understand has been put on hold. >> pete
mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december 29th, 2013.l widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between 7 and 10 years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decree that would allow for foreigners to be deported...
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butn't to, peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed remain behind bars. the families of greste and fahmy asked them to deport them into their home countries. the new trial could get underway within a month. andrew greste, brother of peter greste joins us now, i first want to get your reaction to the news, how did the family react obviously we were a little bit surprised at the state of yesterday's desis. but overall, we're -- we think it is a step in the right direction to seek justice. >> it's a move that acknowledges that the first trial was flawed, and we see it as an opportunity now for the president to step in, and will be making application to -- to have peter deported under the president as decree that was announced in november. >> there's been a lot of talk about that presidential decree that the president said he wish they had been deported is that something you are hoping will happen? do you think there is a lot of hope, that the journalists may be released soon? >> well, that's right we think now is an opportunity for that to happen. the preside
butn't to, peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed remain behind bars. the families of greste and fahmy asked them to deport them into their home countries. the new trial could get underway within a month. andrew greste, brother of peter greste joins us now, i first want to get your reaction to the news, how did the family react obviously we were a little bit surprised at the state of yesterday's desis. but overall, we're -- we think it is a step in the right direction to seek justice....
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. >>> canada's foreign minister has pressed for the release of al jazeera journalist mohammed fahmy atng with his egyptian counterpart in cairo. the nationalist spent more than a year in prison in egypt. imran khan reports. >> reporter: political pressure builds on the egyptian government as canada's foreign minister visits cairo. canada has come under criticism for not doing enough to pursue mohammed fahmy's case who holds canadian citizenship. >> by meeting directly with the minister, and engaging in constructive dialogue we will successfully resolve this issue. >> reporter: so far the ordeal has lasted more than a year. the strain it has placed on his families is clear. the wife of baher mohamed says the lack of clarity and information is a big worry. >> translator: yes, indeed we are frustrated. the court said nothing about when the coming hearing will take place. no practical steps have been taken to release my husband and the other journalists, nothing has been settled. they only have accepted his appeal and that was it. >> reporter: on january 1st, egypt's appeals court ordered
. >>> canada's foreign minister has pressed for the release of al jazeera journalist mohammed fahmy atng with his egyptian counterpart in cairo. the nationalist spent more than a year in prison in egypt. imran khan reports. >> reporter: political pressure builds on the egyptian government as canada's foreign minister visits cairo. canada has come under criticism for not doing enough to pursue mohammed fahmy's case who holds canadian citizenship. >> by meeting directly with...
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that is how long peter greste and his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars in egypt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st egypt announced a retrial but no date has been sediment andrew greste says the egypt government should deport his brother. >> immediately after the announcement into a retrial was ordered peter submitted an application to the - to have - to get him deported. under the guise of the a presidential decree announced in november. we see it as an opportunity for the president to exercise his powers upped the decree and deport peter. now that he's an accused person going from being an convicted to an accused person. we are hopeful that egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely manner and come to a decision that sees peter deported and will benefit all parties. >>> mohamed fadel fahmy's brother recently said deportation documents have been signed and lawyers and government officials are figuring out what will happen when he arrives in canada. an expert on egypt's legal affairs says it's not just legal issues keeping the th
that is how long peter greste and his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars in egypt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st egypt announced a retrial but no date has been sediment andrew greste says the egypt government should deport his brother. >> immediately after the announcement into a retrial was ordered peter submitted an application to the - to have - to get him deported. under the guise of the a presidential decree announced in november....
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egypt's top court doered a retrial for peter greste baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy.t also denied them bail. outside the courthouse their supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to -- to see your loved one in prison behind bars for just doing his job. i hope that -- i believe that it is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting, yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. >> figures from 2011 show -- >> reporter: greta was a veteran correspondent. >> the first trial was most unfair and -- and unjust and there is nothing that can be guaranteed about even for a retrial. >> reporter: the three journalists were sentenced to seven to ten years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. but an attorney for mohammed fahmy said there is no connection. >> if you work for al jazeera although matticly you are a member of the muslim brotherhood. that is not true and it is illegal. >> reporter: the imprisonment has sparked an international out outcry. on thursday the united kingdom's said: >>
egypt's top court doered a retrial for peter greste baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy.t also denied them bail. outside the courthouse their supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to -- to see your loved one in prison behind bars for just doing his job. i hope that -- i believe that it is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting, yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. >> figures from 2011 show -- >> reporter:...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste and mohammed fahmy have filed deportment from egypt. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble, recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the construction of the building. >>> 62 indonesian airlines were placed on an aviation blacklist just two weeks before the airasia crash. in search of the wreckage and black box the country's search and rescue agency said it is battling strong under-water currents. 37 bodies have been recovered so far. >>> the country's search and rescue agency chief said talking to the media--was talking to the media in in a news conference. >> the problem we have now is locating the black box. we have deployed five vessels to find the ping signal of the black box but up until now we haven't found it. >> gunmen shot and wounded
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste and mohammed fahmy have filed deportment from egypt. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble, recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the...
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. -- for australian peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. it denied them bail. outside the courthouse the supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to see your loved one in prison behind bars for doing his job. i hope that - i believe there is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting yes, every trial, but i expected with that a release today. >> the free peter peter greste page posted a message by australia: peter greste was a correspondent in cairo for two weeks when arrested. the first trial was most unfair and unjust. there's nothing that can be guaranteed, even for a retrial. the three journalists were sentenced 7 to 10 years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. an attorney for mohamed fadel fahmy said on thursday there's no connection. they assume if you work for al jazeera, you are a member it is not true. >> reporter: the journalists imprisonment sparked an outcry and on social media where the # free aj staff has gone wild. they said: press rights groups are re
. -- for australian peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. it denied them bail. outside the courthouse the supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to see your loved one in prison behind bars for doing his job. i hope that - i believe there is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting yes, every trial, but i expected with that a release today. >> the free peter peter greste page posted a message by australia: peter greste was a...
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peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. alpeter greste and mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported. >>> pristine waters and sandy beaches but now overrun by environmental pollution. >> this beach was famous for its beauty. villagers called it the copa cabana of senegal. some of the neighborhood are trying the clean the shoreline but they can't stop this. which started off as a slow trickle of domestic sewage has turned into a steady stream of industrial waste. slaughterhouses canneries and chemical companies use this beach as their dumping ground. when she realized that it was making the children in her neighborhood sick. >> they constantly suffer from diarrhea and respiratory problems. we constantly have to take them to the doctor. >> the tests ar stownding. tests astounding. it contains high levels of mercury and cadmium. this water is not just polluted, it's poisonous. billions of liters of it continue to be discharged into the ocean. this level of pollution is illegal yet none of the factory owners hav
peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. alpeter greste and mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported. >>> pristine waters and sandy beaches but now overrun by environmental pollution. >> this beach was famous for its beauty. villagers called it the copa cabana of senegal. some of the neighborhood are trying the clean the shoreline but they can't stop this. which started off as a slow trickle of domestic...
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peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, charges they deny. an appeals court has ordered a retrial will could begin in less than a month. >>> police trying to disperse protesters after friday prayers in geza and cairo. calling for the deposing of mohamed morsi. >>> fighting of armed groups in the north and south of benghazi. one is based in tripoli and the other in the east in tow to toab tobruk. the return journey to earth will be most monitored. rob reynolds explains. >> one, engine ignited. >> reporter: the plan requires pinpoint precision meticulous planning and unbelievable precision. its first stage will break away and begin falling to earth. thruster engines are supposed to direct it, to a landing platform that measures just 30 by 90 meters. controllers will try to bring the vehicle in to a safe landing. reusable rockets. elon musk explained last year. >> if we had rockets that were fully usable and get to a decent flight rate, the intention is to low the cost of space transport. >> since the beginning every launch ha
peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, charges they deny. an appeals court has ordered a retrial will could begin in less than a month. >>> police trying to disperse protesters after friday prayers in geza and cairo. calling for the deposing of mohamed morsi. >>> fighting of armed groups in the north and south of benghazi. one is based in tripoli and the other in the east in tow to toab tobruk. the return journey...
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peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste, mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt . the world health organization says the death toll from the ebola virus has now risen to 8153 people but in plieb the worstliberia, theworst infected region has sloan in reengtd recent weeks. schools will open in february after being shuttered for eight months because of the virus. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble and recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the construction of the building. >>> meanwhile a nationwide teacher strike in kenya can affect millions of students. teachers say they want more money but negotiations with the government have been unsuccessful. haru matassasa reports. >> gabrielle and her sister spent the first day at home. an inconvenience for the 7-year-olds w
peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste, mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt . the world health organization says the death toll from the ebola virus has now risen to 8153 people but in plieb the worstliberia,...
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. >> al jazeera is continuing to dhanddemand the release of our journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. who have been imprisoned for over one year. >>> consumers in thailand are playing less for their fuel. but rather wad if news for neighboring malaysia. cordscott heidler now reports. >> run their light their homes. big savings for thai governmental. and that will trickle down to the people here who are living in a stagnant economy. analysts say with less dollars going abroad to pay for oil imports more will be staying in thailand. >> it will be a big boost to consumer confidence. people can go shopping, spend money on items that are produced here. spend more money on food on clothes and so forth rather than spending moing on filling money on filling their tank. >> focus on cheap oil should be on savoring the untapped oil thailand still has. >> if you don't use the indigenous resource. then it will prolong its use. >> reporter: with extra cash in their pockets thais will spend more. lower oil prices will prompt malasians to spend less and weaken their currency lower
. >> al jazeera is continuing to dhanddemand the release of our journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. who have been imprisoned for over one year. >>> consumers in thailand are playing less for their fuel. but rather wad if news for neighboring malaysia. cordscott heidler now reports. >> run their light their homes. big savings for thai governmental. and that will trickle down to the people here who are living in a stagnant economy. analysts say with...
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peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. egyptian president be abdel fatah al-sisi has said he would like to see them released. >>> andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in sydney warehouse actors are rehearsing rehearsing a very important me. life is so bleak three fantasize about imaginative near near imaginary lives. for heroin smuggling they have been given live appeals. indonesia has executed two other others last week, they could be next. >> we -- i'm an actor that's all i can do. so i'm trying to do the best because i care about my friends you know? >> their play aims to add awareness. this play was first performed back in 2008, there was still hope for the real life counterparts. that hope is still all but dashed families have gone on television to plea. >> they're good kids. everybody make mistakes, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die they don't. >> if the gain of prison has been to reform, i think both the boys have done that. >> similar calls from the brazillian and dutch governments were ignored
peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. egyptian president be abdel fatah al-sisi has said he would like to see them released. >>> andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in sydney warehouse actors are rehearsing rehearsing a very important me. life is so bleak three fantasize about imaginative near near imaginary lives. for heroin smuggling they have been given live appeals. indonesia has executed two other others last week, they could be next. >> we -- i'm an actor...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. the court has ordered a retrial. >>> to syria now where the government has launched 243 airstrikes in the last 48 hours. 92 civilians have been killed and 320 wounded. in the past three months the army has launched more than 5,000 strikes more than a thousand people have died including women and children. >>> delegates from cuba and the united states are sitting down for the second day of their historic head-to-head talks. the most senior official to visit cuba in 35 years the two sides are attempt to go lay the groundwork for normalizing diplomatic ties between the two neighbors which has been severed since 1961. >>> when the u.s. city of miami cuban americans are watching very closely around a third of miami's population is cuban. many fled because they oppose the policies of fidel castro. we've been finding out their reaction to the new relations between the two nations. >> radio for miami's only independently own cuban american station the phone lines are lightin
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. the court has ordered a retrial. >>> to syria now where the government has launched 243 airstrikes in the last 48 hours. 92 civilians have been killed and 320 wounded. in the past three months the army has launched more than 5,000 strikes more than a thousand people have died including women and children. >>> delegates from cuba and the united...
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. >> lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. they have been in prison for more than a year now. they have been wrongly convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera denies. on thursday they were ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. al jazeera al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. >>> nato has officially ended its mission to afghanistan. now the government wants to prove it can handle it's own affairs. but for that to happen it just end the longstanding conflict with the taliban, jennifer glasse has this special report into the taliban justice system. >> they accuse fighter status to steal from a district. >> we question the criminals and in the end it's been proven that they are criminals and thieves. >> their faces are blocked and haircut off. they're no longer allowed to be taliban fighters the punishment is carried out immediately. that's the attraction of the taliban justice system. it's immediate local and cheap. unlike the government's legal system. the government re
. >> lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. they have been in prison for more than a year now. they have been wrongly convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera denies. on thursday they were ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. al jazeera al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. >>> nato has officially ended its mission to afghanistan. now the government wants to prove it...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. there has been an order for a retrial. they've been in jail for 385 days. a quick reminder you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website. there it is, new and improveed www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. >> there is a new rule book for dealings between cuba and the united states. the obama administration is released a new set of guidelines governing rules for travel money, technology and more. now the hard part starts. that's inside story. hello, i'm ray suarez.
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. there has been an order for a retrial. they've been in jail for 385 days. a quick reminder you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website. there it is, new and improveed www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. >> there is a new rule book for dealings between cuba and the united states. the obama administration is released a new set of...
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. >> lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have filed requests that they be deported from egypt. they have been in prison for more than a year. they were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera denies. the court ordered a retrial that could begin in a month. al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. >> saudi arabia's king has been in hospital in riyadh since wednesday. >>> gunmen in nigeria expected to be from boko haram have kidnapped 40 boys from bore know state. dozens of fighters stormed through a village on new year's eve close to the boko haram town of gwoza. residents say that gunmen gathered outside of their home and preached to them. >>> the u.n. said that the ebola outbreak in west africa could be over by the end of this year. so far more than 8,000 people have died. the u.n. missed it's december target to stop the spread of the virus. >>> now you've heard of the transsiberian railway, but russia's main line is celebrating 40 years. built in the 19
. >> lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have filed requests that they be deported from egypt. they have been in prison for more than a year. they were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera denies. the court ordered a retrial that could begin in a month. al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. >> saudi arabia's king has been in hospital in riyadh...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly accused of colluding with the outlaw muslim brother hood. president al sisi said he would like to see the case resolved. >>> the new greek government said it will not continue with stricter austerity measures. finance minister held talks with the head of the euro group on friday the head of the group said that the greek people have gone through a lot. however, a lot of progress has been made putting greece back on track, and it is important to the to lose this practicing. >> thousands of supporters are rallying in the capitol of madrid. the movement is hoping to repeat the success which won the elections in greece last weekend. the posh party wants to end austerity measures imposeed by austerity measures. jacky rowland were madrid. >> reporter: this is one of the biggest demonstrations in madrid in six years. we keep hearing people chanting out the familiar center "yes we can" a slogan that worked for president barack obama in the united states. they must also look to greece for inspiration. just a week ago a similar party won
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly accused of colluding with the outlaw muslim brother hood. president al sisi said he would like to see the case resolved. >>> the new greek government said it will not continue with stricter austerity measures. finance minister held talks with the head of the euro group on friday the head of the group said that the greek people have gone through a lot. however, a lot of progress has been made putting greece back on track, and...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial. >>> indonesia said it will continue to execute drug traffickers despite appeals by foreign governments and the possible diplomatic fall out. two ambassadors were recalled from jakarta after indonesia executed five foreigners on sunday. we have reports from jakarta. >> they were killed by a firing squad shortly after midnight on sunday. they showed no mercy on drug traffickerings. indonesia said it's only up holding the law. >> we don't see a fall out in the diplomatic sense. we hope that other countries back international law. >> the focus is now on two australian prisoners who are among the 58 still on death row for drug-related crimes. australia is trying hard to stop the execution. >> what we'll continue to do at this point is make representations where we can how we can, and i know this is a bipartisan position, and it's been a long-standing position of successful australia governments. the government is no doubt
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial. >>> indonesia said it will continue to execute drug traffickers despite appeals by foreign governments and the possible diplomatic fall out. two ambassadors were recalled from jakarta after indonesia executed five foreigners on sunday. we have reports from jakarta. >> they were killed by a firing squad...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges which we deny. the court has oh ordered a retrial. >>> venezuela's economy is estimateed to have shrunk by 4% last year when inflation has climbed to 64%. 95% of vein's hard currency income comes from oil. the prices have dropped to half in june to under $50 a barrel. venezuela only has $20 billion left in its reserves. and owes $50 billion to china alone. the shortages are already being felt on the streets and some state grocery shops have introduced rationing. we have reports from caracas. >> never-ended queues for essentials. double digit inflation, foreign currency restrictions, shortages of imports and the nation's income cut by half because of the plummeting price of oil. venezuela is struggleing to stay afloat amid what has become the perfect storm. in caracas' industrial area most car parts shops are closed because of the uncertainty of the exchange rate. a critical consideration for a country that imports almost everything that it cons
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges which we deny. the court has oh ordered a retrial. >>> venezuela's economy is estimateed to have shrunk by 4% last year when inflation has climbed to 64%. 95% of vein's hard currency income comes from oil. the prices have dropped to half in june to under $50 a barrel. venezuela only has $20 billion left in its reserves. and owes $50...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been accused of spreading false news and aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood by al jazeera denies. their retrial may begin in a month. >> turkey's security said that a gunman from france crossed into turkey last thursday. hayat boumeddiene is believed to arrive in turkey before the attacks. she is believed to have arrived a day before four people were killed in a hostage taking in paris. >>> a group has been planning attacks with detainees held at a prison in beirut. security agents stormed the detention center early on monday. even though they blame isil, the al nusra front claim they were behind the attacks. nicole johnston has more from tripoli. >> reporter: this is an alawite community. they are in direct opposition with their neighbors in tripoli. the majority sunni muslim, and they're supporting syria's rebels. relations between the two communities here have been tense for years. since the war started next door in syria things have gotten even war. on saturday night there was a shock for both sides. two suicide-bombers who
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been accused of spreading false news and aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood by al jazeera denies. their retrial may begin in a month. >> turkey's security said that a gunman from france crossed into turkey last thursday. hayat boumeddiene is believed to arrive in turkey before the attacks. she is believed to have arrived a day before four people were killed in a hostage taking in paris. >>> a group has been planning attacks...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. al jazeera continues tothey have been given a retrial. >>> president obama went to saudi arabia to pay his respects in the death of king abdulaziz. . >> in the u.s. a blizzard warning remains for much of massachusetts and rhode island. >>> let's get more with tom ackerman. in some places not as bad as expected but still fairly serious stuff. >> yes as you said the travel ban continues in effect in masses and rhode island and connecticut, and the snow, as you can see continues to fall. there has been 16 hours of steady snowfall, it has not quite approached the technical definition of blizzard in most places but, indeed it is a blizzard in some place where is you had at least three hours of continuous snowfall and steady driving accumulations. right now i wouldn't exactly call this a winter wonderland. we're here at the boston common in the heart of boston, but you do see your fair share of snowboarders and nordic skiers and dog walkers. you can say that these are cond
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. al jazeera continues tothey have been given a retrial. >>> president obama went to saudi arabia to pay his respects in the death of king abdulaziz. . >> in the u.s. a blizzard warning remains for much of massachusetts and rhode island. >>> let's get more with tom ackerman. in some places not as bad as expected but still fairly serious stuff....
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mohamed fahmy and peter greste were arrested on the 29th of desks 2013.hey were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june. they were sentenced to seven years in jail, bahar to ten years because he had a spent bull that he picked up. their detention and convictions sparked protests and condemn face around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom the 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. despite an appeals court granted a retrial peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. we luck the court's decision to accept the appeal. but at the same time, we demand that they are immediately released. they are unjustify imprisoned, everything is politicized, their arrests and the verdict against them were also politicized. >> the arrests of the three staff in december 29th 2013, were initially assumed to be a short term then. a mix up. but as time passed it became more and more apparent, that the authorities under the new government had other intentions.
mohamed fahmy and peter greste were arrested on the 29th of desks 2013.hey were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june. they were sentenced to seven years in jail, bahar to ten years because he had a spent bull that he picked up. their detention and convictions sparked protests and condemn face around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom the 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain...
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have al jazeera's journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been jailed since the end of 2014. lawyers have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> al shabaab has carried out another attack in the somali exatcapital of mogadishu. jerald tan has the report. >> huge car bomb explosion i was shocked by the size of the blast. >> reporter: the target was the moving convoy of u.s. trained special forces. but in the end the victims were mostly pedestrians. walking along the road. >> translator: two security force he vehicles were chasing the suicide bomber. one drove in front of the assailant at high speed. then the bomber blue himself up in the middle of the cars. >> on christmas day gunmen penetrated the main african union base, seen as one of the most secure places in mogadishu. and just last week, an army convoy was targeted in bedoa. in september a u.s. air strike killed the group's leader ahmed gadani while another killed the intelligence chief. >> if they lose leaders that the others will remain that their mindset will be maybe we need to talk, maybe we need to
have al jazeera's journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been jailed since the end of 2014. lawyers have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> al shabaab has carried out another attack in the somali exatcapital of mogadishu. jerald tan has the report. >> huge car bomb explosion i was shocked by the size of the blast. >> reporter: the target was the moving convoy of u.s. trained special forces. but in the end the victims were mostly pedestrians....
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. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. a retrial could begin within a month. lawyers for peter and mohamed have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. an aircraft from the former libyan general khalifa hafta two were killed two were injured. a spokesman for libya's internationally recognized government said the ship had acted suspiciously. france's president putin president has pledged to strike at armed fighters in eask sahara africa's sahara region. 3,000 french troops have been delloyd to france's former colonies. francois hollande has ruled out further intervention. lawrence lee reports. >> the fall of gadhafi has been the strength thing of strengthening. paris is that the increasing disintegration of libya into rival heavily armed factions is leading to an open supply route for weapons outside of libya and through niger and thus rearming groups in mali all over again. consequently announcing that france would be buying more drones and would be constructing a new military base. just outsi
. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. a retrial could begin within a month. lawyers for peter and mohamed have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. an aircraft from the former libyan general khalifa hafta two were killed two were injured. a spokesman for libya's internationally recognized government said the ship had acted suspiciously. france's president putin president has pledged to...
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peter greste, boax baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were convicted.egal procedures were followed during that trial the three journalists have spent more than a year in prison. al jazeera denies the charges and continues to demand their release. >>> here in new york hundreds of thousands of people are outside braving the cold just a few blocks from our studios. right now they are crammed into times square where the new year's ball will drop in less than four hours and our lucky john terret is out there with them. >> good evening paul from times square and hello from me and a million of new best friends. i'm going to stand aside immediately and frank our cameraman will show you a band that is entertaining the crowd here. including also florida-georgia lined very popular country band and taylor swift the country crossover artist, she's here, those who have been waiting 14 hours just to see her. frank if you can pan down to the revelers, you can see them packing in here tightly. many have been here since 8:00 this morning. the remarkable thing is they can
peter greste, boax baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were convicted.egal procedures were followed during that trial the three journalists have spent more than a year in prison. al jazeera denies the charges and continues to demand their release. >>> here in new york hundreds of thousands of people are outside braving the cold just a few blocks from our studios. right now they are crammed into times square where the new year's ball will drop in less than four hours and our lucky john...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helpingthe outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they deny. in court in egypt there it was ordered for a retrial. >>> an organization by wives of police officers was attended by 150 people. it comes in the midst of scrutiny over the pace of police killings of unarmed black men. pope francis visited philippine. in the threat of a storm force the pope to cut his visit short. >> drenched by rain, a devout crowd welcomed the pope to tacloban. this was a visit of significance on a person, religious and political level. pope francis' visit to a people who have suffered through intense and frequent storms was part of of a hope to push leaders to an agreement on climate change. there he is, pope francis delivering a message of compassion to the typhoon victims here in the philippines and delivering a message to the world about the devastating effects of climate change. changing weather patterns are part of the reason why life continues to be difficult in see side communities here. these women survived
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helpingthe outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they deny. in court in egypt there it was ordered for a retrial. >>> an organization by wives of police officers was attended by 150 people. it comes in the midst of scrutiny over the pace of police killings of unarmed black men. pope francis visited philippine. in the threat of a storm force the pope to cut his visit short. >>...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial. >> to central america now. only 5% of murder cases are ever solved in honduras. the law itself is also under attack. [ gunfire ] >> everywhere he goes santos watches his back. he is a prosecutor in corruption cases. he asked us not to show his home or his car, to protect his family and himself afraid someone will try to kill him again. >> a police officer warned him that his own police chief asked for two hit man to eliminate two prosecutors. one of them was supposed to be me. two months later two men stood in front of my car and shot me. >> he survived but others have not been so lucky. the commission for human rights said that since 2010 at least 86 legal professionals have been killed lawyers judges, and prosecutors have been targeted by gangs organized crime corrupt police or anyone who wants to silence them. this is one of the busiest courts in the country. there is security here. we've called many lawyers but the
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge they deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial. >> to central america now. only 5% of murder cases are ever solved in honduras. the law itself is also under attack. [ gunfire ] >> everywhere he goes santos watches his back. he is a prosecutor in corruption cases. he asked us not to show his home or his car, to protect his family and himself afraid...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of can lewding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. >>> a day after inheriting the crown, saudi arabia's king salm abdulaziz is expected to become head of state. president obama has announced he'll travel to tory idea to riyadh in the coming days. >> the leader who died and the half-brother who took his place and in keeping in tradition there was no formal swearing-in ceremony. they were able to meet the man who now leads on the gulf's richest and most influential nations. shortly after ascending the throne the new king said he would maintain the same policies as his predecessors. >> we're going to continue with the approach of father, king abdulaziz, who built this state and who is followed by his sons. we'll continue to implement the qur'an and the character of prophet muhammad into our legislation. >> one of the first things done by the king was to set up the succession for years to come. king salman appointed his nevada as deputy crown prince, second in line to the t
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of can lewding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. >>> a day after inheriting the crown, saudi arabia's king salm abdulaziz is expected to become head of state. president obama has announced he'll travel to tory idea to riyadh in the coming days. >> the leader who died and the half-brother who took his place and in keeping in tradition there was no formal...
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were accused of broadcasting false news and hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the court has ordered a retrial. 385 days since they were put hyped bars. >>> still ahead here on al jazeera caught up in the syrian conflict, the u.n. said thousands of palestinian refugees trapped inside yarmouk camp are desperate. >>> anger after a boat capsizes on the yangtze river killing 22 people. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. >> today on the stream >> is one of the largest manufacturers of airplanes valuing corporate interest over safety? a look at a groundbreaking al jaze
mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were accused of broadcasting false news and hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the court has ordered a retrial. 385 days since they were put hyped bars. >>> still ahead here on al jazeera caught up in the syrian conflict, the u.n. said thousands of palestinian refugees trapped inside yarmouk camp are desperate. >>> anger after a boat capsizes on the yangtze river killing 22 people. >> it's a chilling and draconian...