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Egyptian Leader Pardons Al Jazeera Journalists In Long-Running Case

10:14am September 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Undoing a three-year prison sentence that had drawn protests from media groups, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned 100 people, including the two journalists.

Al Jazeera English producer Baher Mohamed (from left), Canadian-Egyptian acting Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy and correspondent Peter Greste appear in court along with several other defendants during their trial on terrorism charges in Cairo.

Egypt Postpones Verdict In Trial Of Al Jazeera Journalists

9:18am July 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The network said it was "outraged" that the court had been adjourned. The three journalists had been jailed for allegedly aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.