fahmy as or foreign nationals have received >> a reference to peter greste that perhaps mohammed fahmy could be sent back to canada. in the last few minutes, i have the first reaction from the united nations from the human rights office of the united nations. i have been speaking to the spokesman for the high commissioner for human rights, rupert:ville. he said we have had huge concerns about this case. we are disturbed by these three sentences and the extra pressure it creates on journalists in egypt who are just trying to do their jobs. >> okay, james. we will leave it there. thank you very much. joining me via skype is alex andra al hassan, he is and she is the head of the middle east desk at reporters without borders. alexandra, you must be shocked. are you surprised? >> hi. yes. we are shocked and alarmed. we were pretty much expecting and demand that this trial end and charge dropped. after hearing this harsh sentence, this what we call a displaceful political verdict. we were shocked and a bit surprised because it showed that, like, what happened today, the decision of the justi

we feel it will be a good outcome for mohammed fahmy. but i'm very worried. >> peter greste in australia as he heard that verdict. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching for news from cairo by post of social media by journalists in the courtroom. >> the verdicts, when they came, were not what he was hoping for. >> you just heard the news. what is your immediate reaction. >> i'm finding it hard to find the words to describe what is happening at the moment. we always knew there was a danger of conviction because the authorities have so much at stake in this, they've invested so much in this case. but i'm just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. i won't be going back to prison. i'm not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will, and i know what they're going to have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families that they're going to be leaving behind, and it breaks my heart to know what they're going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and the others? >> we

al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed sentenced just for doing their jobs. then she adds another significant blow to press freedom. criticism there from the u.s. joining criticism from very many countries. among them the countries that have nationals involved with this. julie bishop, the australian foreign minister, condemned it. so did canada, a statement from canada's foreign affairs minister. she said that the canadian government continues to call on the egyptian government to use all tools at its disposal to dissolve mr. fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. the e.u. has condemned this as well. they say that it raises further questions about the credibility the fact that peter greste was sentenced in abstentia, in breach of the international law. and a little earlier i spoke to the spokesman for the u.n. secretary general. >> the secretary general has been following this case very closely. he has always been a strong advocate for freedom of the press. he has always urged that the cases of mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste as

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are stuck in a country. peter is watching it unfold from abroad. their lives are on hold while the case continues. the case is just the tip of the ice burg. we have 20 other journalists in egyptian prisons, one a photo journalist has been detained for two years without charge or trial. why is egypt's international partners inviting abdul fatah al-sisi to visit them. >> of course as peter was saying the impact on his life and not just mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy still in egypt, but on peter's life and the journalists, our colleagues who are tried and convicted in absentia - i mean for them i mean it's just as exasperating and it's having a big impact on the way they lead their lives. >> absolutely. i mean this case has been a hammer blow to free expression in egypt. and had devastating personal consequences for the journalists. i mean this case dragged on for months now without any resolution in site. the authorities delaying its resolution. the three journalists spent over 400 days in detention. mo

the family like mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed. this is mohamed fahmy's wife. she was caught outside of the court. the final tweet we've seen from baher mohammed, himself, who managed to get there before he was taken away to jail. keep shouting for us, my colleagues. i'm sorry, for now on we will not be able to keep in touch with you. we will keep shouting. that's what we will do for our colleague who is are in jail. this was posted in februar february 2014, a global day of action. that's what we need from you as well. we'll keep doing this. we need your support. keep tweeting, keep shouting, #free aj staff. >> there was a real genuine sense of surprise when the verdicts were announce because people thought this time actually they would be pronounced not guilty. >> that is right. we're moving toss the dismissal of this case and the dismissal of charges. instead what we've seen is a court imposing a three-year sentence on bogus charges of allegedly aiding a terrorist organization, reporting false news and other things like using a hotel from which to report. all

disappointed with fahmy's sentencing. he has given up his egyptian citizenship and is no kept his canadian citizenship. statements where they were disturbed about these sentences and the pressure on journalists who are just trying to do their jobs. >> what can now be done. the egyptian government has been immune to this case so far. >> some diplomats i've spoken to over this long period that we have would our journalists in jail and then under threat have said that they're not sure that the public pressure actually helps. it may actually make the egyptians firmer in their position against al jazeera. and it's clear that they're taking a position against our network because this clearly is not based on justice because if it was it would be based on facts. countries are putting pressure on the egyptian government. and senior arab diplomats at the united nations said they thought this was all working. egypt just wanted this to go away. clearly it's not going away now. journalists are back in jail, and this remains a huge iss

amy: that is amal clooney, mohamed fahmy's attorney. his or anything the united states can do considering how many billions of dollars in gifts to egypt? >> yes, the u.s. should stop cozying up to president sisi. he is presiding over them worst crackdown in egypt, worse than anything under mubarak. there are 22 journalists prison right now and 40,000 political prisoners. the u.s., nonetheless, is its biggest of military aid. it is sending the message, we will live with this dictator because he is pro-west. amy: should the u.s. cut off aid? >> absolutely. it should never have resumed the age for -- aid. i think john kerry is still the one who sees the transition. amy: kenneth roth, thank you for being with us and sharif abdel kouddous, thanks for joining us from cairo. that does it for the broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by dem

amy: that is amal clooney, mohamed fahmy's attorney. his or anything the united states can do considering how many billions of dollars in gifts to egypt? >> yes, the u.s. should stop cozying up to president sisi. them worst crackdown in egypt, worse than anything under mubarak. there are 22 journalists prison right now and 40,000 political prisoners. the u.s., nonetheless, is its biggest of military aid. it is sending the message, we will live with this dictator because he is pro-west. amy: should the u.s. cut off aid? >> absolutely. it should never have resumed the age for -- aid. i think john kerry is still the one who sees the transition. amy: kenneth roth, thank you for being with us and sharif abdel kouddous, thanks for joining us from cairo. that does it for the broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ - to

fahmi and mr. mohamed are still under that regime. >> yes. >> also, they were also up to i believe 20 other journalists being held in the court as we speak not even facing trial. they don't even have a date for a court case. >> yes. >> can egyptians do anything to change this? >> well, i believe that egyptians by themselves, they cannot do much. i believe it's up to the international community or what they call the international community, if there is such thing, to do something. >> what can they do? >> pressures. political pressures. they can always exert pressures. we are not asking for pressures to do or to effect something evil. but it's the country, we want pressures to effect something good. and you mentioned fahmi, i feel bad and sad for him as well, but at least fahmi has got another nationality and most likely he wouldn't serve his time in prison because he has been pressurized to give up his own egyptian nationality and most likely he will be deported to canada to serve the rest of the ti

fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. and they call it a set back from the field of ex-tropical depression and say that the conviction of peter greste in abstentia questions its credibility. and they say that these sentence also undermine confidence in egypt's progress towards strong long-term stability. also the u.n. i've been speaking to the spokesman for the high commissioner for human rights, he says that they're very disturbed by the sentences and the extra pressure this will now create on journalists who are trying to do their job in egypt. that statement from the u.n. offic office of human rights have also spoken to the spokesperson for ban ki-moon. >> i think whether in egypt or any other country, i think it is necessary to have a free press, and to insure that all countries abide by their international obligations for freedom of the press and freedom of association. >> now, i've also been told that ban ki-moon has raised this a number of times with senior officials including president sisi and he'll continue to r

fahmy mohammed is a canadian national. the foreign minister had this to say. peter greste has been convicted of terrorist crimes, but he was allowed to go back to australia in february. mr. greste is an australian. the australian foreign minister julie bishop offered her statement: >> we've also had a comment coming from the united states, from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i know having had conversations with her she's been working very hard on this issue behind the scenes. she's a former journalist herself. samantha power tweeted: >> also coming out of the united nations and new york i've been speak together spokesman for the u.s. secretary general. >> the secretary general has been following this case very closely. there has always been a stronged advocate for freedom of the press and always been urge urging the cases of mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste along with all other journalists. and to protect the freedom of the press and association. >> he told me that ban ki-moon will continue to raise this issue with egyptian officials. now an imp

fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. he renounced his egyptian citizenship and they want him to be allowed to do the same as peter greste and go to his home country. a statement has come through from the u.k. foreign office and their minister for middle east affairs, elwood. he says he is concerned and says these sentences will undermine confidence in e gyp's strong long-term disabilitity. we have a statement from the united nations. this comes from the in the of the thigh commissioner for human rights. his spokesman spoke to me earlier on. he told me, we have had huge concerns about this case all along. and he added we are very disturbed by these three sentences and the extra pressure it creates on journalists in egypt who were just trying to do their jobs. >> thanks for that, james bays. there has been a lot of reaction to the verdict as far as social media is concerned. kamal, what has been said? >> a lot has been said. i want to talk about some of our competitors this hour because the support shown by the other news

mohamed fahmi has been sentenced to three years. peter who is currently in sydney, deported a year ago, he has been sentenced for three years. mohamed also three years with an additional six months for an alleged charge of ownership of a bullet. so that was the verdict, the sentence that was handed down some one and a half hours ago in cairo on the three al jazeera journalists. earlier we spoke to, actually, before we do that, we are joined on the line by a human rights activist in cairo. what do you think about this sentence, this verdict? >> just confirmed where we are going. we are [indiscernible] you cannot operate as an independent journalist. you cannot work independently as a journalist. >> so you cannot operate as a journalist in egypt. what do you think this means? do you think anybody can be done to change it? is this a terrible indictment? >> we, unfortunately, documenting over 650 violations while observing the trial [indiscernible] a lot of issues in the trial. although the proceedings went according to the law, the sen

fahmy and mohammed were taken in to custody after the verdict. the legal saga began in 2013 when all three were arrested and falsely accused of aiding the now-b now-band muslim brotherhood and spe spreading false news. al jazeera has said today's verdict is another deliberate attack on press freedom. we will not rest until bahar, peter, 340e78d, the six are freed and formally acquitted of the trumped up charges against them. meanwhile rights groups, freedom of the press advocates, family members and supporters continue to denounce the jailing of the journal ichtsz. many view the case as indicative of a wave of oppression being enforced by the new egyptian regime. >> wenally find this verdict absolutely unacceptable. we said it before during the first stages of the trial that the charges were just outland h outlandish. this verdict confirms that this is a gross miscarriage of justice. >> it's a nightmare. it's a nightmare for them. it's a nightmare for press freedom in egypt. it's such a dangerous situation. it goes to show that there really is no

fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. i think what they would like is what happened for peter greste. he has been convicted of terrorist crimes but he was allowed to go back to australia in february. they would like that. mr. greste is an australian. the australian foreign minister said i am is that dismayed. i will continue tonight pursue all diplomatics to clear his name. we also had a comment coming from the united states from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i know having had conversations with her, she has been working very hard on this issue behind the scenes. she is a former journalist, herself, sam angthat power tweeted greste and greste sentenced to three years for doing their jobs. out of the united nations in new york, i have been speaking to the spokesman for the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon. >> the secretary general has been following this case very closely. the he has been a strong advocate for freedom of the press. he has urged that the cases of peter greste and mohammed and fahmy and all other general

fahmy and facilitate his return home. mohammemohamed fahmy and baher mohamed spent their first full night in jail. peter greste says the verdict was a gross injustice. andrew thomas spoke with him in sydney. >> reporter: peter greste has just finished his press conference to the rest in sydney. >> a positive sign in as much as we need to keep public attention, public awareness about our case and its gross injustice. remember i'm absolutely convince they'd one of the main reasons why i'm here today one of the reasons i was deported was because we had so much public support because so many people around the world were aware of the injustice in our regional trial and made it almost impossible for the egyptian government to continue to hold me there. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. and so the media attention that we've been getting is absolutely vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go from here? what are the elements of it? >> obviously there is a legal aspect to this. we'll be lo

fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. natasha gname has more on what happened in court today. >> reporter: it was a heartbreaking day in court. justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste, three years and mohammed, three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it's outrageous. it's just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with bahar and th bahar and fahmy. >> ae-pauled at today's verdict. they were arrested on false charges. they have been convicted without a sled of evidence. they were imprisoned over a year, and now, they are going back to prison. it's disgraceful. >> fahmy's attorney says their strategy now is to seek an immediate deportation back to canada, something he has been attempting to do for months. even relinquished citizenship but mohammed has no such option. and the conviction will make it difficult for greste to con

mohamed, mohamed fahmi and peter spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men's fight for freedom began when they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years. then last january the court throughout their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm just living day by day. i don't hope anything, i don't expect anything. >> reporter: he was deported to australia. mohamed and fahmi were released on bail later that month, but they have been unable to leave egypt. their lives are on hold. they are serving a kind of sentence. >> what it would mean for the other guys, there is a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. and for all of us, that would be devastating. >> it has inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the journalists in egypt, we have been clear they should be released. >> reporter: the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt are facing the

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr spent their first night in gaol since sentenced on saturday. the judge gave them and peter greste a 3-year prison term. peter greste was retried in absentia after being deported to australia in february. he says the verdict is a gross injustice. andrew thomas spoke to him in sydney. >> peter greste finished his press conference to the australian media in the center of sydney. a big crowd of journalists there, i'm pleased though say peter joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in as much as we need to make sure we keep public attention and awareness about the case and the gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i was deported was because we had to much public support. so many around the world were aware of the injustice and made it almost impossible for egyptian governments to hold me. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. so the media attention that we've been getting is vital. we need to keep it go

mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been taken back into custody. either journalist, peter greste, spoke out from australia. is, we did nothing wrong. there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are on bail in egypt. peter greste is being retried in absentia. all three deny charges of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood >>> journalists around the world are facing increasing pressures, 220 are in prison. that number is growing. the committee to protect journalists says that china has the worst records, followed by iran. together they hold one-third of journalists globally. the worst countries are eritrea, azerbaijan turkey china and parties. many are held without charge. half are online journalists. they are estimated to be missing in syria right now. most believe held by the islamic state of iraq and levant. let's get some analysis review on this from amnesty international. he joins us live from london. first of all, i want your thoughts on the adjournment once again of the trial of our colleagues in egypt. >> thanks i mean i think we have gone from a show trial to a farce. a case that was meant to show that egypt could go after any journalist is a damming indictment of egypt's criminal justi

. >> sunday retrial of three al jazeera journalists, mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste were equipmented last june. greste was deported to australia in february but retried no absentia. mohammed and fahmy were released but retried all deny their charges. >>> hoping political stability will bring progress and it's called a journey for justice. how a new generation for justice are keeping the civil rights movement alive. alive. >> the top stories on al jazeera, in yemen anti-houthi forces have launched a new offensive near aden. they've been advancing the town of vinzivar as part of a campaign to secure the southern port city from houthi attacks. turkish officials say rebels ran a truck filled with explosives into a police station. blaming the pkk for attack in agre. >>> migrants in cal eight are calais are breaking down fences by the port trying oget into the tunnel this week. dozens of palestinians have fought with israeli troops. some of the demonstrators threw stones at soldiers who tried to disperse them. taking to the streets after the funeral of a palestinian teenager wh

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy, and peter greste spent over a year together in prison. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year the court sentenced them to 7 to 10 years ago. then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions. peter greste was released in june for deportation to his home country. mohammed and fahmy were released later that month. >> there's still a very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> lorenzo diel has started a grass roots support program. >> we have agreed publicly and privately that they should be released. >> called the entire court process a farce. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt is facing their perhaps worst threat. more journalists sitting in egyptian prisons since the time it became keeping track in 1990. >> i'll fight for those behind bars who are desperate in their health. >> mohammed hopes they will clear their own names first. natasha guinane. al jazeera. >> peter greste has

mohammed and fahmy were continued to be held. >> there is a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> the men always ordeal has inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt we were clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> called the entire court process a farce. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt are facing perhaps their biggest threat. the committee to protect journalists says there are more journalists sitting in egyptian prisons than at any time since it began keeping track in 1990. >> i will continue the fight for press freedom and for those who are still behind bars who are in desperate need of our support and help. >> mohammed and his colleagues are hoping they will clear their names first. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> still ahead, protests pushing for government reforms and a new future how artist tinge ambition is taking place in senegal. more on that, stay with us.

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail after 400 days in prison. peter greste said the delay a frustrating. the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me it defines how my life works, what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole family, i guess, it's tough, as i said, everyone is built up to this moment. it's been a long fight, and it's been a fight engaging everyone, everyone's energy, it's sucked out all of the t

egyptian courtroom as two journalists return to prison a retrial was supposed to give mohamed, mohamed fahmi and peter a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> reporter: the judge said he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them for more prison time. three years. they already spent more than a year behind bars. one has been deported to australia. >> it's outrageous. it's devastating for me. i know, my heart is with them. >> journalists inside the courtroom described a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict. from the beginning the case has been called a sham. president obama has joined journalists across the world condemning it. >> they were arrested on false charges. they were convicted without a shred of evidence. at no point during the long, drawn-out retrial did any of the unfounded allegations stand up to scrutiny. >> the canadian government is demanding fahmi's deportation.

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were convicted in june of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. peter greste was deported to australia in february, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were later released on bail after 400 days in prison. all three deny the charges as well as al jazeera. >>> activists have begun a 40 day march from america's deep south to washington, d.c. to highlight racial inequality. the. >> journey for justice began in selma, alabama, the scene of civil rights protesters 50 years ago. organizers are hoping to organize thousands of people along the way. it ends with a rally in washington, d.c. on the 16th of september. andy gallagher reports on why the starting point is so significant. >> in the hit of civil rights few places are as iconic as the edmund pettus bridge. it was here 50 years ago that a few hung so-called foot soldiers led by martin luther king marched for voting rights and were met with clubs and fear gas. that day became moan as bloody sunday but led to the voting rights act of 1965 giving african-americans the power to cast their ballots

then on february 12 mohamed fahmi said the judge ordered their release. it's dragged on for five months. closing arguments began on june 1 and the court has twice postponed the verdict. the prospect of a final decision brings hope that the long running case will be resolved. let's talk to a professor, a former ambassador to egypt. he joins us live from cambra. >> this has been a frustrating time with the trial now being adjourned ten times. why do you think the egyptians keep postponing the verdict? >> well, we can only speculate as to the reasons for this. but i suspect that in part it's because the judiciary itself is unsure about the quality of the case it raised. but having embarked upon it, particularly in the climate that surrounded these events, the likelihood was pretty limited to acquit them. and then in more recent times there have been practical reasons, the ill-health of some members of the panel. and secretary of state kerry was going to be in cairo. that would have been thought of by the egyptians as somewhat inopportune, whether they acquit

i also nom fahmy's wife. i spoke to her late last night. as you can imagine, she is assessment devastated by this. they were only married about a month ago. this is an injustice. this is a form of suffering they and their families are having to go through. it is absolutely wrong innocent men should be in this position. i am also convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. i am also in the. there is never -- there was never any evidence the court presented, that the processing cuter presented in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publichallenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. it's one of the most serious allegations against us that we have produced or rebroadcast false news. the prosecutor has had almost two years to present, to find that evidence. it is on the public record by definition, everything that we produced is out there online. and yet, neither he nor anyone else has ever been able to present anything that

for me, it defines how my life works from here on and defines how my career is, for baher and fahmy, they walk away as free men or go back into prison and that makes it impossible for anybody beyond that particular point. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today not knowing whether you're going to go back and see them at the end of the day or go back into prison, that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live, so yet to have another at yourment is really difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it and for them, too, the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's energy. is sucked out all the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months, so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know the situation and at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it just hasn't hand and again this delay is really difficult for

mohamed fahmi was sentenced to three years. peter was also sentenced to three years and mohamed was also sentenced to three years with an additional, i need to clarify this, i understand there was an additional six months and possibly a fine on to top of tht as well. so that's the verdict that has come out of the trial. the retrial that's been taking place in cairo. the three al jazeera journalists. next, what we are going to do is speak to, well, let's just go back to the judge in the retrial of those three al jazeera journalists who were found the men guilty. mohamed fahmi have been accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood. peter was deported after 400 days behind bars. he was retried in abstentia. >> three journalists hope this would mark the end of an ordeal t began in december 2013 when they were arrested and charged with aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they spent more than a year in jail . legal experts say the trial was a farce. it provoked an outpouring. but that didn't stop the court from convicting the

. >> well, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent their first night behind bars. baher mohammed was given extra six months for having an used bullet casing that he picked up at a protest. the sentencing has provoked international condemnation. 32. >> thsaudi arabia granting the right to vote. about 200 women expressed interest in running for office. but women still take a number of restrictions, including a ban on driving. let's spoke to a social entrepreneur from saudi arabia. thanks for being with us on al jazeera. we'll talk about the numbers that you're seeing of women going to run in these elections as well as register to vote in just a moment. but first let me gauge your reaction to this. this is a hugely significant moment for saudi arabia as a whole? can you hear me? >> yes. >> your reaction to the women being allowed to vote as well as candidates? >> well, this is a paradigm shift. saudi women shifting the narrative today, and changing the perception of saudi women. today the significance lies in expanding the citizen concept where women today embrac embr

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were released on bail later that month, but they've been unable to leave egypt. they stay with their lives on hold. they're still serving a kind of sentence. >> what really matters is what it would mean for the other guys, there is still very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. that for all of us would just be devastating. >> they have inspired a global campaign of support from grassroots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt, we've been clear publicly and privately is that they should be released. >> analysts have criticized the evidence against the men and called the entire court process a farce. there are six other al jazeera staff members who are being stride in abstentia. the verdict comes at a time we know those working in media in egypt are facing perhaps their biggest threat. the committee to protect journalists say that there are more journalists sitting in egyptian prisons than at any time since it began keeping track in 1990. >> i'll continue to fight for freedom for those who are be

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and perimeter perimeter were sentenced to at least three years in prison. they were accused of spreading false news, something that al jazeera denies. crossing over to london and speaking with ion black, ion, editor of the garden newspaper. thank you for being with us, i ian. the spokesperson said this, egypt rejects any foreign criticism of judicial verdicts consider unacceptable intrusion in rulings of the egyptian judiciary. how unlikely is this to cause diplomatic tensions between egypt and the u.k.? >> well, i think that the public statements speak for themselves. the british government felt that it had to say something, and the egyptian government wanted to reject that. the public statements are the flow, whether there is any consequences to that, i'm not sure. this is the stuff that diplomacy is saying something publicly in order to attract attention and make your point, but the fact is britain and most of the other western countries have now returned to pretty much business as usual with the egyptian government two years after the overthrow of pres

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste's case is now adjourned until august 29th. the three were arrested in cairo, in december 2013. they were in prison for over a year before being released pending a retrial. >> peter greste was deported to australia and is being tried in absentia. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me, obviously, it defines how my life works what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole f

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were convicted last year. p.m. all three deny the charges. al jazeera's peter greste say the delay is frustrating. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously it really defines how my life works from here on, it defines what my career is but particular or baher and fahmy they walk away free men or go back into prison. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today not knowing whether you'll see them at the end of the day or go back in prison that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live. to have another adjournment is really difficult. for the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up for this moment. it's been such a long fight and a fight that's engaged everyone, everyone's energy. it sucked out all the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months, and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought tha

mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are on bail in egypt. peter greste is in australia, retried in his absence. all three were accused of assisting the banned muslim brotherhood, and spreading falls news. this is what he had to say, after hearing news of the postponement. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously, it defines how my life works what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole fami

mohamed fadel fahmy peter greste and mohammed badr's case is adjourned until august 29th. the three were arrested in cairo in december 2013. they were in prison for over a year before being released pending a retrial. peter greste was deported to australia and is being tried in absentia. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything everything hinges on that day. for me, obviously, it defines how my life works what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the

peter greste, mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazeera denied the accusations describing them as politically motivated. >> there's never any evidence that the posterior prevented in the first or second trial to confirm the allegations against us. in fact, i'd like to publicly challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified >>> peter greste finished his press conference to the australian media in the center of sydney. a big crowd of journalists there, i'm pleased though say peter joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in as much as we need to make sure we keep public attention and awareness about the case and the gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i was deported was because we had so much public support. so many around the world were aware of the injustice in the original trial, and made it almost impossible for egyptian governments to hold m

it defines what my career is but particularly for berhe ma'am and fahmy, they are free or walks on. it is impossible to look beyond that point. it defines everything. to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as berhar did, not knowing whether you will see them at the end of the day or go back into prison that makes it incredibly tough way to have to live and to have another adjournment, i think, is really difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it and for them too, for the whole family i guess. it's tough you know. as i said, everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fit. it's been a fight that has engaged everyone everyone's energy. its sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so, we all thought it would be over today. we all thought we would at least know what the situation was and we would at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it hasn't happened. for this delay is it's difficult for all. >> u.s. secretary of state who has been on a trip to egyp

. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent their first night behind bars. baher mohammed was sentenced for an extra six months for having a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up from a protest. >>> people have taken to the streets of tokyo to protest against legislation to operate along side allies abroad. the changes would see japanese troops fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. >> under its constitution japan is barred from using force to resolve conflict expect to defend itself. these protesters outside of japan's parliament want it to stay that way. >> 70 years ago so many people lost their loved ones and went through such hardships. they wanted to leave the legacy of their lessons of the future, that's japan's pacifist constitution. >> demonstrations have been taking place across the country. they're led by students and other young people who say they want to protect japan's pacifist constitution. this man has been on hunger strike for 70 hours. >> i want japan to insist on peace and an nation that promote peace and sets an

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazeera deny the accusations, describing them as politically motivated. >> there was never any evidence that the proseuctor presented in the first or second trial to confirm the allegations against us. in fact, i'd like to publicly challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified >>> tens of thousands in japan took to the streets of tokyo to protest security rules debated in parliament, allowing their troops to fight overseas since go. we have this report. >> reporter: under its constitution japan is barred from using force it resolve conflict except to defend itself. these protesters outside the japanese parliament want it to stay that way. >> translation: 70 years ago so many lost their loved ones and went through hardships. they want to leave the lessons for the future. the constitution is being violated. that is why we are protesting. >> reporter: demonstrations have been taking place across the country, led by students and o

fahmi and cooperation to facilitate his return home. they have spent their first night in jail since being sentencedded on saturday. the judge gave them and peter a three year prison term. peter was retried after being deport in february. he says the verdict is a gross injustice. andrew thomas spoke to him in sydney. >> reporter: peter finished his press conference. a big crowd of journalists there. i'm pleased to see that he joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign. we need to make sure we keep public attention, public awareness about our case and this gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons why i was deported is because we had so much public support. because so many people around the world were aware of the injustice in our original trial and made it almost impossible for the egyptian government to continue to hold me there. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. the media attention we have b

mohammed fahmy and mohammed bahmy are on trial. greste is being retried in abstensia. supporting the banned muslim brotherhood and spreading false news ai are the charges. >> general adolphi is a former intelligence chief and close ally of the president. his death follows months of violence over the president's reelection. somed marks the anniversary of the mass murder of roma people by the naziis until world war ii. the killing of nearly half a million people. it's been reported as the unreported holocaust. some real reluctant to acknowledge the massacre. from the hungarian town. >> the quiet town in central hungary but you wouldn't know a single thing about the secrets this place hides. off of the main street, roads are unpaved. this is the roma part of town. during the war, her father took to do hard labor. her mom was killed. she spoke little about what happened to other family members. >> my mom's grandmother was taken by the local police. the roma were digging their own graves. they were shot and put in them. she tried to escape but was caught. they shot her, too

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste spengt more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm living day by day. idon't hope for anything i don't expect anything. >> last year greste was deported to his native australia. mohammed and baher were held in the country. >> what is meant for the other guy, there is still a very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> reporter: the men's ordeal has inspired a global force of support. >> the issue was al jazeera journalists in egypt we have been cleared boast publicly and privately they should be released. >> evidence against the men called the entire court process a farce. there are six other al jazeera staff members who are being trite in absentia. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media i

. >>> and al jazeera journalists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are back in a egyptian prison today. their colleague, peter greste risks being extradited to egypt. they were charged for reporting false news. >> if i were a canadian citizen, i would want to see my prime minister now showing leadership on the global stage. i would want to see him reaching out personally to president sisi. maybe we don't know the content of a call for meeting, but i think that level of engagement should be taking place. >> reporter: saturday's verdict is the latest development in a case that has drugged on since december 2013, when the journalists were first detained. a political activist told al jazeera that saturday's sentences are just a small example of egypt's hostility towards press freedom. >> the egyptian regime continues to face no real consequences for its escalating repressions. you have 80-plus journalists in egypt, and the aj staff are just a representation of that. you have over 40,000 political detainees, and the judiciary system and the rule of law is used as a facade to legitimize the

but particularly for baher and fahmy, it makes it impossible to look beyond that point. it really defines everything. to where you build up say good-bye oyour kids and wife as baher did earlier today, to not know whether you're going back into prison that makes it an incredibly difficult way to live and to have another adjournment is very difficult. i was just talking to them on skype and for them too, the whole family it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's energy, it sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know what the situation was and then we would at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it hasn't happened and again for this delay is really difficult for them all. >> charles trendell the active manager of al jazeera said, "we are just waiting for justice to be done." >>> the nuclear deal that iran scut with the u.s. and five other powers, he

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy, and peter greste were found glif aidinguilty of aiding a terrorit organization. claims they and al jazeera deny. >> secretary general's stance is clear to all including the egyptian authorities. the secretary-general has brought up the case of these journalists and other incarcerated journalists, in many of his bilateral meetings. he will continue to raise the case of incarcerated journalists. as i said both quietly and sometimes more vocally. >> two british journalists and an iraqi fixer working for vice news, are accused by a turkish judge of being members of i.s.i.l. they have been filming clashes between security forces and youth members of the procushedzh pkk. no date has been fixed but their trial date is weeks away. >>> peru, the world's largest producer of cocaine, allows it s military to shoot down suspected drug planes. shipped out on small planes to bolivia and brazil, this route is used to supply routes further afield to africa and europe. >>> barona sanchez joined a special drug unit. >> after a tip from an informant members of peru's antidrug speci

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy, and peter greste were found guilty of aiding a terrorist group and broadcasting incorrect information which they and al jazeera dissent. >> the secretary-general has brought up the case of these journalists and other incarcerated journalists whether they be in egypt or orlt placesr places. sometimes quiet comment and sometimes more vocal. >> two british journals and an iraqi fixer working for vice news, arrested on august 29th in diabakir. they had been filming clark between turkish and p cmplek. pkk. >>> the government is trying ocrack down on corruption while encouraging its growth. mining opals is a flourishing trade in ethiopia. >> reporter: the ethiopian high lands are often called a roof of africa. it is a breathtakingly beautiful landscape. a discovery in recent years has got precious gems around the world very excited. opals of exceptionally high quality. we meet a group of miners as they head back to their village. >> translator: the work is very hard. >> this man tells me. look at the blue in that. seto has been mining for two years. he and 12 other men