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Egyptian Court Sentences Journalists To Lengthy Prison Terms

Australian journalist Peter Greste (left) of Al-Jazeera news channel and his colleagues, Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy (center) and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, listen to the verdict inside the defendants' cage during their trial for allegedly supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Egyptian Court Sentences Journalists To Lengthy Prison Terms

Three journalists who work for Al-Jazeera have been sentenced to prison terms — two for seven years and a third for 10 years — by an Egyptian court. The three men were accused of aiding terrorists.

Egyptian Court Sentences Journalists To Lengthy Prison Terms

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Detention Of Al-Jazeera Journalists Strains Free Speech In Egypt

Mohammed Badr, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera, appears at a court in Cairo, on Dec. 4, 2013. He is among the journalists referred to the Egyptian criminal court Wednesday. Ahmed Omar/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Detention Of Al-Jazeera Journalists Strains Free Speech In Egypt

Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy has been accused of running a terrorist cell with the help of four foreigners; allegations the news agency calls "baseless and false." The case has shown just how far Egypt has backslid on the goals of an uprising that began three years ago this week.

Al Jazeera Receives Video Of French Shootings, Won't Air Footage

A relative weeps during the funeral of French paratrooper Mohamed Legouad, killed this month by Mohamed Merah. Two other French troopers were murdered and four people at a Jewish school. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Al Jazeera Receives Video Of French Shootings, Won't Air Footage

Al Jazeera receives an edited copy of the murders of French soldiers and four people, including children, at a Jewish school. The network has decided not to air the tape and will not share it, saying it doesn't meet ethics standards.