. >> i'm defending mohamed sultan, not because he's an american. we'll take the legal procedure towards the verdict. in the trial we believe he will be found innocent. >> 25-year-old sultan was arrested in august 2013 when security forces came looking for his father, a proposal nent prominent member of the muslim brotherhood. same judge who also handed down life sentences to three egyptian journalists on sat saturday for quote, spreading chaos. calling it the latest in a significantly deteriorating system for press in egypt. kaitlin mcgee, al jazeera. >> the vote to elect new state governors in nigeria saw nine people killed. this is the scene in port heart fordhartford in river state. >>> voters in sudan on monday head for presidential elections president staged omilitary coup in 1989. natasha guinane spoke from khartoum. >> it's the last weekend before the sudanese head to vote. politics doesn't seem to be on anyone's mind. we spoke to more than 30 people and it was hard to find someone planning to vote. >> translator: i want the elections to be

-egyptian citizen, mohammed sultan was given life for his ties with the brotherhood. >> i'm defending sultan, not because he's american. that's not the consideration of the defense. he'll take legal procedure to the verdict. other trials believe that he will be found innocent. >> 27-year-old sultan was arrested in august 2013, when security forces came looking for his father, a prominent member of the muslim brotherhood, and among those sentenced to death. the u.s. state department released a statement condemning the sentence, none of the defendants were present in court to hear their fates, read out by the judge that handed down life sentences to three egyptian journalists on saturday for spreading chaos. the committee for protecting journalists slammed the life sentences calling it the latest in a deteriorating situation for press in egypt >>> a vote to elect state governors in nigeria has been marred by violence seeing nine killed. this was the scene on saturday in port harcourt the capital of river state. police fired live ammunition to control protesters angry because voting mate

egyptian citizen mohammed sultan to life in gaol. the sentences can be appealed before the highest civilian court >>> staying in egypt where an i.s.i.l. affiliated group has posted a video of its leader. government officials believe he was dead. his group was ansar bittal muksis. the video shows a soldiers asking the egyptian army to stop sending forces to sinai >>> since egyptian president mohammed morsi was ousted in july. they've been fighting an uprising in the north sinai province, a senior lecturer in security studies joins us from london. how important is the admission that he is not dead? >> well there is a credibility crisis with the military spokesperson. it's not the first time. with various other commanders in this province, many were declared dead. every time they declare someone dead the group makes a way of declaring the dead not dead. in some cases making a video of them reading the obituaries. so there is a credibility issue. there's no free media. the journalists have a hard time. there's no access except via the mi

they were aum accused of spreading chaos and information about the ousting of mohamed mursi from the muslim brotherhood. sultanduel national has been on a hunger strike for a year. his sister han e said. -- hannah said: their sentencing was part of a wider trial in which dozens were gaoled for support of the now banned brotherhood. according to the latest research egypt became the world is's sixth gaoler. two al jazeera journalists are still awaiting their retrial scheduled for april 22nd. unable to win their case, three civil liberties group took their fight to the european court of human rights. amnesty international, privacy international and liberty are suing the u.k. government on the ground for the british law allowing for mass communication is in breach under the convention. it is claimed that their communications may have been illegally monitored. it comes after a british tribunal ruled na surveillance carried out by britain's spy agencies did not violate human rights. james welsh the legal director said: nick williams, the legal counsel at amnesty international added: following up on a story we toed y

mohammed morsi who was ousted in a coup. the group claims they are looking for peaceful activism. >>> in a statement the white house press secretary said we call for mr. sultan's immediate release from prison. we remain concerned about his health that has worsened during his 12-month long incarceration. the u.s. will ensure that he receives support until he can return safely to the united states per his witches. >>> dozens of families fled to tikrit when it was under isis control. the iraqi city has now been liberated, but some families say they're still afraid to go home. >>> plus, new video shows the extent of destruction by isis militants on an ancient city in iraq. ♪ ♪ >>> a devastating display of destruction by isis. new video claims to show militants demolishing an archaeological site in northern iraq last month. militants used explosives to blow up an ancient syrian city. they're using sledge hammers and power tools to destroy artifacts. >>> now the iraqi government has declared the city of tikrit safe and free of isis, but some refugee families say they are afraid to return home. cnn international correspondent arwa damon has more from iraq. >> reporte