Al Jazeera journalists are hoping to be pardoned by Egyptian President

August 31, 2015

Saturday's three year prison sentence is just the latest development in a case that has dragged on since December 2013

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Al Jazeera journalists are hoping to be pardoned by Egyptian President

On Saturday, an Egyptian court found them guilty of reporting false news and sentenced them all to three years in prison. Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is representing Mohamed Fahmy, who is a Canadian citizen. She's asking the Canadian government to intervene on his behalf.


 

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