A Cairo court sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to lengthy prison terms on terrorism-related charges, according to news reports. Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Peter Greste were given seven-year terms, while Baher Mohamed was given 10 years in prison.
CPJ’s experts received widespread media coverage, several of which are listed below.
The New York Times
Mashable
USA Today
Time
Five Thirty Eight
The Associated Press
Foreign Policy
Al-Jazeera America
World Policy Blog
The Huffington Post
EFE/MSN Latino
The Daily News Egypt
Business Insider
The Cairo Post
Paris Match
Mada Masr
The Dish
Poynter
Democracy Now
Al Jazeera Labs
Samantha Libby, CPJ’s digital manager, has worked in freedom of expression and human rights in Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kalimantan, and West Papua. She has also investigated the domestic and international arms trade. She is a playwright, artist, and an award-winning writer.
