Egypt is under increasing pressure to pardon three Al-Jazeera journalists, including Australia´s award-winning Peter Greste, jailed in a ruling that sparked global outrage and fears of a growing media crackdown.
Greste and Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy each got seven-year terms in a Cairo court, while Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed received two sentences of seven and three years.
Eleven defendants tried in absentia, including one Dutch journalist and two Britons, were handed 10-year jail terms, also on charges of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood and “spreading false news”.
