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Witness History: Al Jazeera Three: Imprisoned in Egypt

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Al Jazeera three: Imprisoned in Egypt

21/12/2023 GMT

Al Jazeera Three: Imprisoned in Egypt

BBC World Service - Witness History, Al Jazeera Three: Imprisoned in Egypt

There was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt

There was outrage across the world in 2014 as three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced to seven years in jail in Egypt. Protesters called for press freedom.

In 2014 three journalists were sentenced to seven years in jail in Egypt.

Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed became known as the Al Jazeera Three.

The jail terms handed out to them led to an international outcry as protesters called for press freedom.

Peter Greste tells his compelling story to Gill Kearsley.

(Photo: Peter Greste inside the defendants’ cage. Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

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