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Remaining Al-Jazeera Journalists Detained in Egypt Are Released

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 12, 2015 "I AM FREE," reads a tweet by Baher Mohamed, one of three colleagues who had been imprisoned under accusations of falsifying news. The court has scheduled further proceedings for Feb. 23. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amal Clooney Seeks Talks With Egypt’s Sisi on Client Jailed for Committing Journalism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 9, 2015 Human rights attorney Amal Clooney wrote to Egyptian President al-Sisi on Saturday, requesting a meeting with him regarding the fate of her client, Mohamed Fahmy, former bureau chief of Al-Jazeera English in Egypt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt Releases Al-Jazeera Journalist Peter Greste

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 2, 2015 On Sunday afternoon Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, who along with two colleagues had been jailed for more than a year by the Egyptian government, was winging his way to Cyprus to eventually return to his family in Australia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Prison in Egypt (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 23, 2014 The principle of free speech was savaged as Egypt's judiciary sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists with up to a decade in prison on charges of aiding terrorists and endangering national security. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Al-Jazeera Journalists in Cairo Jail

BLANK Jun 9, 2014 Three journalists could see more than a decade in an Egyptian prison for the crime of doing their job, and the media and governments of the West are shamefully silent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )