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Al Jazeera reporters in Egypt trial

2014-02-21 44 Dailymotion

Inside this Cairo prison three Al Jazeera journalists are being tried for joining and aiding a "terrorist organisation".<br/> <br />They are among 20 people accused with some of the charges carrying sentences ranging from five to 15 years.<br/> <br />Lawyers for Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed along with five others were refused bail.<br/> <br />Back home in Australia, Greste's parents are devastated.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) FATHER OF ARRESTED AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST PETER GRESTE, JURIS GRESTE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"He's been maligned, blacklisted, he's in the place of the worst of the worst. I hope you understand that I was ready to explode. Where is natural justice? Where is compassion? Where is human dignity?"<br/> <br />Al-Jazeera denies aiding the Muslim Brotherhood, a political organisation, which the authorities have fiercely cracked down on since the military ousted its leader President Mohammed Morsi in July.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF NEWS GATHERING AT AL JAZEERA ENGLISH, HEAT

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