broadcaster meter peter peter greste, who was sentenced in abstentia said that it was political. >> hope and then heartbreak as two journalists return to bris. the retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their name. instead of justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he has done nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed, three and a ha half. they already spend more than a year behind bars. >> this is out ja outrageous. this is devastating. >> journalists inside the courtroom describe a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict. the case has been called a sham. leaders including president obama has called journalists across the globe condemning it. the men have been convicted of aiding the muslim brotherhood, which the egyptian government now deems a terrorist group. >> they were arres

peter greste will not serve time because he was deported to australia. but it will inhibit his ability to work as a correspondent. >> my heart is with baher and fahmy. >> the courtroom was described with a tense and angry atmosphere. the case was called a sham. leaders like president barack obama has condemned it. they were convicted of aiding the muslim brotherhood, now deemed as a terrorist group. >> they were convicted without a shred of evidence. at no point during the long drawn out retrial did any of the unfounded allegations stand up to scrutiny. >> the canadian government is demanding fahmy's immediate deportation. his attorney said that now that the judicial has proven its driven by politics not truth it is time for the president to pardon the men. >> they send a dangerous message that there are judges in egypt who would allow thorough courts to become instruments of political repression and propaganda. >> for now the legal fight continues, but greste says that they need the global community to fight with them by continue to go promote the free

al jazeera. >> peter greste has joined us. how are you feeling peter? >> nervous as you can imagine. we've been down this road so many times before, it doesn't get easier. all of this hinges on the verdict. none of us can move on with our lives, none of us can plan anything. the hearing and ver verdict will determine everything. >> did you think you became more optimistic that you would get a verdict that was correct in setting you all free? >> well, this latest hearing appears to have been a little bit more respectful of the evidence and due process. but we really don't know how things are going to go. certainly we haven't seen any more evidence presented in court. there's been no evidence whatsoever to suggest we were dwhri oguilty of anything crimi, much less anything immoral. as long as the court pays due respect for the evidence then we really do have nothing to worry about. but the problem for us is we have been in this position before after the first trial. none of us really expected that we would be convicted. none of us felt that there would be

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were arrested by egyptian authorities in december 2013. the first court appearance in the 20-month legal battle in february 2014. in june that year all three were found guilty of spreading false news, helping a terrorist operatio organization and operating without a permit. six months later their convictions were overturned. they were freed in february to await a retrial after spending more than 400 days in detention. well, al jazeera has always vigorously denied the allegations. the next legal step will be to file an afeel appeal. >> hope then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom. as two journalists return to prison. a retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for

peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr after 400 days in prison were bailed. we'll get the reaction to that adjournment later in the bulletin. >> to yemen, seven people have been killed dozens injured by bombs in aden rebels were driven out of the port city by anti-houthi forces two weeks ago. local fighters including supporters of the exiled president have been advancing on a down 60km away from aden. they are trying to secure areas away from the city. >> a saudi man has been killed in shelling. inside aden yemen's vice president has been surveying the war damage. the prime minister the highest ranking official to return to aden since the government was forced into exile in march. more than 4,000 people have been killed since the saudi-led coalition started to bomb houthi positions four months ago. >> what happened in aden is inconceivable crimes residents will never forget the scenes on behalf of the yemeni government visiting aden to document crimes >>> the visit coming as the world

the judge gave them and peter greste a 3-year prison term. peter greste was retried in absentia after being deported to australia in february. he says the verdict is a gross injustice. andrew thomas spoke to him in sydney. >> peter greste finished his press conference to the australian media in the center of sydney. a big crowd of journalists there, i'm pleased though say peter joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in as much as we need to make sure we keep public attention and awareness about the case and the gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i was deported was because we had to much public support. so many around the world were aware of the injustice and made it almost impossible for egyptian governments to hold me. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. so the media attention that we've been getting is vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go on here. >> well, we'll

peter greste is an australian. the australian foreign minister came out with a statement deploring the verdict. similar statement coming from the canadian government, mohammed fahmy is a canadian. the canadian foreign ministry says it continues to fall on the egyptian government to use all tools at its disposedal to resolve mr. fahmy's case and allow his immediate return to canada. he renounced his egyptian citizenship and they want him to be allowed to do the same as peter greste and go to his home country. a statement has come through from the u.k. foreign office and their minister for middle east affairs, elwood. he says he is concerned and says these sentences will undermine confidence in e gyp's strong long-term disabilitity. we have a statement from the united nations. this comes from the in the of the thigh commissioner for human rights. his spokesman spoke to me earlier on. he told me, we have had huge concerns about this case all along. and he added we are very disturbed by these three sentences and the ex

we were just listening to peter greste there. i don't know if you caught one of the last points he made, not being a member of the press syndicate does not warrant the sentence handed down to them. what legal avenues do these three men now have? >> they will be limited to, i think, free or from a legal perspective, too. one, there can be an appeal. peter had mentioned that. >> would go back to the court of kasation, the highest appeals court, the same court that returned the initial verdict and in essence, said the trial had to be re-done. in this case, though, the court can under the egyptian court of a procedural law can make a determination of its own. you wouldn't necessarily have to see a retrial. the second and this was mentioned by peter, is a pardon or at least a mitigation of the sentence by the president, and that is allowed undescript's constitution. so those are the two, i think, legal avenues now open after this verdict, and then the other would be the international pressure including potential economic sanctions if

but i'm very worried. >> peter greste in australia as he heard that verdict. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching for news from cairo by post of social media by journalists in the courtroom. >> the verdicts, when they came, were not what he was hoping for. >> you just heard the news. what is your immediate reaction. >> i'm finding it hard to find the words to describe what is happening at the moment. we always knew there was a danger of conviction because the authorities have so much at stake in this, they've invested so much in this case. but i'm just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. i won't be going back to prison. i'm not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will, and i know what they're going to have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families that they're going to be leaving behind, and it breaks my heart to know what they're going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and the others? >> well, they are two separate paths. the others still have the option to appeal once more to the court of

but peter greste was convicted in absentia. he has been speaking with al jazeera's andrew thomas. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching the news from cairo via post on social media from journalists in the courtroom. the verdicts when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> you just heard the news. what is your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i'm finding it very hard to find the words to describe how i'm feeling at the moment. you know, we--we knew that there was always a danger that we would be convicted simply because the authorities had placed so much--they've got so much stake in this, invested so much in this case. but i'm just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. i won't be going back to prison. i'm not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will. i know what they have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families that they'll be leaving behind and it breaks my heart to know what they're going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and th

peter greste says the verdict was a gross injustice. andrew thomas spoke with him in sydney. >> reporter: peter greste has just finished his press conference to the rest in sydney. >> a positive sign in as much as we need to keep public attention, public awareness about our case and its gross injustice. remember i'm absolutely convince they'd one of the main reasons why i'm here today one of the reasons i was deported was because we had so much public support because so many people around the world were aware of the injustice in our regional trial and made it almost impossible for the egyptian government to continue to hold me there. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. and so the media attention that we've been getting is absolutely vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go from here? what are the elements of it? >> obviously there is a legal aspect to this. we'll be looking at every possible option for appeal. we will also be looking to president sisi to issue a pardon. he did say several times b

peter greste has been describing shock at the verdict talking toayss's an drew thomas. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sidney watching for news from cairo by a post from social media from journalists in the courtroom. the verd iktsz when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> peter, you just had the news. what's your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i am finding it very hard to find the words to describe how i am feeling at the moment. you know, we knew that there was always a danger that we would be convicted simply because the authorities have faced so much and they have so much at stake in this. they have invested so much in this case, but i am just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. you know, i won't be going back to prison. i am not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will, and i know what they are going to have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families that they are going to be leaving behind, and it breaks my heart to know what they are going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and the others

fahmy, baha mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. we will be live in cairo in just a moment. first, this report from natasha gname. >> it was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it is outrageous, just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. >> as mohammed and fahmy stood in a sound-proof cage inside the court, the judge said they were not journalists. they were working in egypt without accreditation and they fabricated video material by editing and then airing it. journal accidents inside the courtroom described a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict in a case that has been called a as far as by analysts across the grab. >> shocked, sick ended, appalled at today's verd

either journalist, peter greste, spoke out from australia. is, we did nothing wrong. there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

peter greste was released in february and deported home to australia. shortly afterwards, following more than 400 days behind bars, fahmy and baher mohamed were also freed on bail. the case has been widely condemned. fahmy and mohamed were led away to begin their sentences after saturday's verdict. greste was tried in absentia. to find out more, we're joined now via democracy now! video stream by sharif abdel kouddous, democracy now! correspondent in egypt. can you talk about the response right now in egypt and the significance of the sentences? >> a really stunning verdict. many people were expecting the journalists would receive some kind of sentence that would be timeserver or suspended sentence, especially that they had signaled the trial brought unwanted scrutiny of the egyptian government. sisi said several times himself you would have deported the journalist rather than try them and wished the prosecution and never been brought. nevertheless, the heartbreaking and shocking scene of the journalists, sentenced to three years in prison. they were ha

natasha gname, al jazeera. >> joining us from sydney, australia, peter greste. could you take me through the range of emotions you have had in the hours since this verdict has been announced? >> well, richelle, it's pretty straightforward. outrage and anger and shock really. those words still feel pretty hollow and feel pretty inadequate to express the way i feel right now. as we heard in that report, what really breaks my heart is what this means for fahmy and bahar. they are innocent men. their families don't deserve to suffer like this. they don't deserve to go back to prison. bahar has a 1-year-old baby who celebrated his first birthday on friday, and this is devastating for them. this is devastating for fahmy's wife. they just married about a month ago. and so, you know, this is wrong on so many levels. even more than that, this is wrong when it comes to fundamental natural justice. we did nothing wrong, as we heard in that report. there was never any evidence that the prosecute offer presented to suggest that we present -- that we broadcast false news. i w

peter greste is being retried in absentia. all three deny charges of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood >>> journalists around the world are facing increasing pressures, 220 are in prison. that number is growing. the committee to protect journalists says that china has the worst records, followed by iran. together they hold one-third of journalists globally. the worst countries are eritrea, azerbaijan turkey china and parties. many are held without charge. half are online journalists. they are estimated to be missing in syria right now. most believe held by the islamic state of iraq and levant. let's get some analysis review on this from amnesty international. he joins us live from london. first of all, i want your thoughts on the adjournment once again of the trial of our colleagues in egypt. >> thanks i mean i think we have gone from a show trial to a farce. a case that was meant to show that egypt could go after any journalist is a damming indictment of egypt's criminal justice system and the question is how much long

peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail after 400 days in prison. peter greste said the delay a frustrating. the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me it defines how my life works, what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole family, i guess, it's tough, as i said, everyone is built up to this moment. it's been a long fight, an

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were convicted in june of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. peter greste was deported to australia in february, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were later released on bail after 400 days in prison. all three deny the charges as well as al jazeera. >>> activists have begun a 40 day march from america's deep south to washington, d.c. to highlight racial inequality. the. >> journey for justice began in selma, alabama, the scene of civil rights protesters 50 years ago. organizers are hoping to organize thousands of people along the way. it ends with a rally in washington, d.c. on the 16th of september. andy gallagher reports on why the starting point is so significant. >> in the hit of civil rights few places are as iconic as the edmund pettus bridge. it was here 50 years ago that a few hung so-called foot soldiers led by martin luther king marched for voting rights and were met with clubs and fear gas. that day became moan as bloody sunday but led to the voting rights act of 1965 giving african-americans the power to cast their ballots

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazeera deny the accusations, describing them as politically motivated. >> there was never any evidence that the proseuctor presented in the first or second trial to confirm the allegations against us. in fact, i'd like to publicly challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified >>> tens of thousands in japan took to the streets of tokyo to protest security rules debated in parliament, allowing their troops to fight overseas since go. we have this report. >> reporter: under its constitution japan is barred from using force it resolve conflict except to defend itself. these protesters outside the japanese parliament want it to stay that way. >> translation: 70 years ago so many lost their loved ones and went through hardships. they want to leave the lessons for the future. the constitution is being violated. that is why we are protesting. >> reporter: demonstrations have been taking place across the country, led by students and o

. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were accused which supporting the muslim brotherhood. all three deny the charges. al jazeera's peter greste said the delay is incredibly frustrating. >> the lives of no one who's involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me, it defines how my life works from here on and defines how my career is, for baher and fahmy, they walk away as free men or go back into prison and that makes it impossible for anybody beyond that particular point. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today not knowing whether you're going to go back and see them at the end of the day or go back into prison, that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live, so yet to have another at yourment is really difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it and for them, too, the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's en

peter greste, mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazeera denied the accusations describing them as politically motivated. >> there's never any evidence that the posterior prevented in the first or second trial to confirm the allegations against us. in fact, i'd like to publicly challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified >>> peter greste finished his press conference to the australian media in the center of sydney. a big crowd of journalists there, i'm pleased though say peter joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in as much as we need to make sure we keep public attention and awareness about the case and the gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i was deported was because we had so much public support. so many around the world were aware of the injustice in the original trial, and made it almost impossible for egyptian governments to hold m

peter greste is being tried in absentia. all are charged with supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. >> i keep waiting for an end whatever it is, but we want -- i'm really disappointed. another one month delay, one month of waiting, one month of just going to the police station every night so the whole suffering continues. >> as we heard earlier in the show the u.s. secretary of state is in the middle east to ease fears over the recent nuclear deal with iran. he says it will make the region safer. phyllis dennis joins me now live from washington, d.c. let's start first with the stop over in cairo for secretary kerry. his visit, does it feel the impression for you that it's back to business as usual with the military regime back there despite the lip service about human rights and democracy? >> i think that's exactly right sami the fact that secretary kerry is there focusing, he says about the next susbetween human rights and security, but in the wake of delivering just this week, half a dozen f16's fighter bombers apache

today, a cairo court sentencing baher mohammed, fahmy and peter greste, as you see here sentenced in abstentia, deported back to his native australia in february. the other two were taken into custody after that verdict today. all of this beginning in 2013. here is peter greste. >> a fairly briefly statement and i will take some questions from you guys. the first thing i want to say is that i am absolutely devastated, sickened, frankly, by the verdict that was handed down in egypt last night. i know what prison is like. i know what my colleagues are going to have to go back to. i know what they are going through at the moment. he job description prisons are never particularly comfortable places at the best of times. i don't know exactly where they are being held at the moment. we are trying to find that out. but i am pretty sure that it won't havep have been a defendant comfortable night for them. i also know their families. i know baher has a young, very young family. he has three young children, including a young 1-year-old baby who celebrated his first birthday just on friday. i a

i don't expect anything. >> in february peter greste was deported to his native australia. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were released on bail later that month, but they've been unable to leave egypt. they stay with their lives on hold. they're still serving a kind of sentence. >> what really matters is what it would mean for the other guys, there is still very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. that for all of us would just be devastating. >> they have inspired a global campaign of support from grassroots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt, we've been clear publicly and privately is that they should be released. >> analysts have criticized the evidence against the men and called the entire court process a farce. there are six other al jazeera staff members who are being stride in abstentia. the verdict comes at a time we know those working in media in egypt are facing perhaps their biggest threat. the committee to protect journalists say that there are more journalists sitting in egyptian prisons than at an

peter greste and mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were sensed to three years in prison. they and al jazeera deny the accusations, describing them as politically motivated. >> there was never any evidence that the court presented that the prosecutor either in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us, and in fact, i would like to publicly challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >> well, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent their first night behind bars. baher mohammed was given extra six months for having an used bullet casing that he picked up at a protest. the sentencing has provoked international condemnation. 32. >> thsaudi arabia granting the right to vote. about 200 women expressed interest in running for office. but women still take a number of restrictions, including a ban on driving. let's spoke to a social entrepreneur from saudi arabia. thanks for being with us on al jazeera. we'll talk about the numbers that you're seeing of women going to run in these elections as we

. >> well, al jazeera correspondent peter greste has called for the egyptian president to undo injustice and pardon him as well as his two colleagues. he held a press conference in australia hours after being convicted. greste was retried in abstentia after being deported in february. he said that the retrial was politically motivated. >> there was never any evidence that the court presented that the prosecutor presented either in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. and in fact, i would like to publicly challenge the prosecu prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >> peter greste has just finished his press conference to the australian media, to a big crowd of journalists there. i'm pleased to say that peter joins me now. peter there, is still a lot of interest in this, that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in that we need to keep public awareness about our case and it's gross injustice. i'm not certainly convinced one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i'm deported was be

the judge gave them and peter greste a three-year prison term. peter greste was sentenced in abstentia after being deported to australia. >> peru is the world's biggest producer of cocaine. it has allowed its military to chute down drug-smuggling planes that pass over it. the world's largest cocaine ar from peru. >> after a tip from an in thi informant, commander sÁnchez led the team as they set out to destroy a coca processing lab. they fired shots to warn the traffickers, security forces actually prefer letting them go to avoid retaliation from the local community where police say most people are involved with in the drug trade. arriving the traffickers fled. they left behind bread, boots, these sacks of coca leaves were about possible thrown in the pool to make the coca paste from which cocaine is made. authorities say that this lab is big enough to produce $50,000 worth of coca paste each day. >> the size and location of the lab tells us that they were professionals. >> the stench of toxic chemical like acid and gasoline is overpowering. thi

. >> sunday retrial of three al jazeera journalists, mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste were equipmented last june. greste was deported to australia in february but retried no absentia. mohammed and fahmy were released but retried all deny their charges. >>> hoping political stability will bring progress and it's called a journey for justice. how a new generation for justice are keeping the civil rights movement alive. alive. >> the top stories on al jazeera, in yemen anti-houthi forces have launched a new offensive near aden. they've been advancing the town of vinzivar as part of a campaign to secure the southern port city from houthi attacks. turkish officials say rebels ran a truck filled with explosives into a police station. blaming the pkk for attack in agre. >>> migrants in cal eight are calais are breaking down fences by the port trying oget into the tunnel this week. dozens of palestinians have fought with israeli troops. some of the demonstrators threw stones at soldiers who tried to disperse them. taking to the streets after the funeral of a palestinian teenager wh

peter greste, bahar mohamed and month hammed fahmy were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazerra deny the allegationses. >> there has never been any evidence presented in the first trial or the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publically challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >>> malaysia's prime minister has criticized demonstrators. they want him to resign and the amid corruptions allegations but the prime minister said their actions are not sensible. he's saying the street protests are not the right champion to voice their concerns. wayne hay reports from koala lumpur. >> reporter: they converged on the center in the 10s of thousands. calling for the resignation of prime minister. it hasn't happened yet. but the leaders of the owe called movement say their protest can be still be called a success. >> in the name of parliament for them to put in. [ inaudible ] in par lamb. this is really a message, a true signal to the prime minister that he need to go. >> rep

peter greste has called on the egyptian president to undo justice and pardon him and his two colleagues. he was convicted of terror charges fo. they were sentenced to three years in prison. they and al jazeera deny the accusations and describe them as politically motivated. >> there was never any evidence that the court presented, that the prosecutor presented in either the first trial or the second to confirm any allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publicly challenge the prosecu prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent their first night behind bars. baher mohammed was sentenced for an extra six months for having a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up from a protest. >>> people have taken to the streets of tokyo to protest against legislation to operate along side allies abroad. the changes would see japanese troops fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. >> under its constitution japan is barred from using force to resolve conflict expect to defend itself. these pro

peter greste had this reaction from sydney avenues of that postponement. >> none of our lives, the lives of no one who is involved in this can move until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously, it really defines how my life works from here on. it defines what my career is but particularly for berhe ma'am and fahmy, they are free or walks on. it is impossible to look beyond that point. it defines everything. to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as berhar did, not knowing whether you will see them at the end of the day or go back into prison that makes it incredibly tough way to have to live and to have another adjournment, i think, is really difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it and for them too, for the whole family i guess. it's tough you know. as i said, everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fit. it's been a fight that has engaged everyone everyone's energy. its sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so, we all thought it

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men's fight for freedom began when they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now band muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to 7 to 10 years then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm living day by day. i don't hope anything i don't expect anything. >> in february greste was deported to his native australia. mohammed and fahmy were continued to be held. >> there is a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> the men always ordeal has inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt we were clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> called the entire court process a farce. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt are facing perhaps their biggest threat. the committee to prote

it had originally been plan today last al jazerra correspondent peter greste call on egypt to undo the injustice on he and his two colleagues, he held a news conference in australia hours after being wrongly convicted for helping the now banned muslim brotherhood they were sentenced to three years in prison, they and al jazerra deny the accusations. >> is there was never any evidence that the court presented that the prosecuted presented either in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publically challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >>> and still to come on the program. rebuilding their lives. we'll meet the nigerian farmers finally returning to their forms after being forced out by thieves. >>> plus keeping it clean. we are going to meet the man on a mission to fight collusion in lake ontario. ♪ ♪ >>> human rights groups are criticizing plans put forward by the hungarian government which they say could lease to the rise in people smuggling of refugees. >>> ther

. >>> al jazerra correspondent peter greste has called for the egyptian president to undo injustice and pardon him at his two colleagues, he's held a news conference in australia hours after being wrongly convict today helping the now banned muslim brotherhood. they were sentenced to at least three years in prison. they and al jazerra deny the allegations. >> there was never any evidence that the court presented that the prosecutor presented either in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publically challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. >>> and still to come on the program, rebuilding their lives. we meet the nigerian farmers who are finally returning to their farms after being forced out by thieves. and mourning the missing. relatives marking mexico's day of the disappeared demand answers. ♪ ♪ >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper in

their colleague, peter greste risks being extradited to egypt. they were charged for reporting false news. >> if i were a canadian citizen, i would want to see my prime minister now showing leadership on the global stage. i would want to see him reaching out personally to president sisi. maybe we don't know the content of a call for meeting, but i think that level of engagement should be taking place. >> reporter: saturday's verdict is the latest development in a case that has drugged on since december 2013, when the journalists were first detained. a political activist told al jazeera that saturday's sentences are just a small example of egypt's hostility towards press freedom. >> the egyptian regime continues to face no real consequences for its escalating repressions. you have 80-plus journalists in egypt, and the aj staff are just a representation of that. you have over 40,000 political detainees, and the judiciary system and the rule of law is used as a facade to legitimize the -- the current regime's repression. >> the journalists are hopin

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste spengt more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm living day by day. idon't hope for anything i don't expect anything. >> last year greste was deported to his native australia. mohammed and baher were held in the country. >> what is meant for the other guy, there is still a very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> reporter: the men's ordeal has inspired a global force of support. >> the issue was al jazeera journalists in egypt we have been cleared boast publicly and privately they should be released. >> evidence against the men called the entire court process a farce. there are six other al jazeera staff members who are being trite in absentia. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media i

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy, and peter greste were found glif aidinguilty of aiding a terrorit organization. claims they and al jazeera deny. >> secretary general's stance is clear to all including the egyptian authorities. the secretary-general has brought up the case of these journalists and other incarcerated journalists, in many of his bilateral meetings. he will continue to raise the case of incarcerated journalists. as i said both quietly and sometimes more vocally. >> two british journalists and an iraqi fixer working for vice news, are accused by a turkish judge of being members of i.s.i.l. they have been filming clashes between security forces and youth members of the procushedzh pkk. no date has been fixed but their trial date is weeks away. >>> peru, the world's largest producer of cocaine, allows it s military to shoot down suspected drug planes. shipped out on small planes to bolivia and brazil, this route is used to supply routes further afield to africa and europe. >>> barona sanchez joined a special drug unit. >> after a tip from an informant members of peru's antidrug speci

peter greste was deported to australia and is being tried in absentia. >> the lives of no one who's involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously it really defines how my life works from here on. it defines my life. but particularly for baher and fahmy, it makes it impossible to look beyond that point. it really defines everything. to where you build up say good-bye oyour kids and wife as baher did earlier today, to not know whether you're going back into prison that makes it an incredibly difficult way to live and to have another adjournment is very difficult. i was just talking to them on skype and for them too, the whole family it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's energy, it sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know what the situation was and then we would at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it has

baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy, and peter greste were found guilty of aiding a terrorist group and broadcasting incorrect information which they and al jazeera dissent. >> the secretary-general has brought up the case of these journalists and other incarcerated journalists whether they be in egypt or orlt placesr places. sometimes quiet comment and sometimes more vocal. >> two british journals and an iraqi fixer working for vice news, arrested on august 29th in diabakir. they had been filming clark between turkish and p cmplek. pkk. >>> the government is trying ocrack down on corruption while encouraging its growth. mining opals is a flourishing trade in ethiopia. >> reporter: the ethiopian high lands are often called a roof of africa. it is a breathtakingly beautiful landscape. a discovery in recent years has got precious gems around the world very excited. opals of exceptionally high quality. we meet a group of miners as they head back to their village. >> translator: the work is very hard. >> this man tells me. look at the blue in that. seto has been mining for two years. he and 12 other men

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were sentenceed to prison. their convictions were appealed and overturned in february. >>> on friday dozens of palestinians clashing with israeli security forces, a teen was shot in a demonstration. he hurled a molotov cocktail at the soldiers, and the shooting was in response to an immediate danger. we talk with david livingston smith at the england university about recent unrest. >> the debris discovered on the island of reunion is now in the hands of the french. it will be examined at a government lab near toulouse. they will determine if the debris is from malaysian flight 370. the plane disappeared a little over a year ago. charles stratford is in toulouse. >> this is in the french ministry defense establishment where the investigation is taking praise. some of the buildings behind me similar investigations have taken place in recent years wherein the hub of the european aviation industry here. it's believed the focus of the investigation is going to be looking at what is reported to be a serial number on

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr were sent to 10 years in prison. they were overturned on appeal. they were released on bail in february. a day of violent clashes in the west bank this time after the funeral of a teen killed by the israeli army on friday. dozens demonstrating against the israeli security forces at a refugee camp. an israeli spokesman saying some demonstrators hurled rocks and fire bombs at forces and troops. it responding tear gas and rubber bullets. the the 18-year-old shot during a commongs. he died on saturday protesting an arson attack that killed a toddler. a spokesman say the teenager hurled a hollio tov -- molotov cocktail and it was in response to immediate danger >>> david living stone smith is from knew hamp shire and author of "less than human" and joins us via skype. dr smith, thank you for being with us. why do we hate? what causes one person to believe another life matters less than their own? >> there are two things. i'm at the university of new england in main i live in newhampshire. >> my apologies. >> why do we hat

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr were sentenced to three years in prison for spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the accusations and demands release >>> egypt is saying it will hold elections in october and november, allowing voters to elect parliament for the first time in three years, the parliament was dissolved by a court in june 2012, the president abdul fatah al-sisi held legislative power, and the planned proof of a commitment to democracy. >> saudi arabia will hold elections, for the first time women will be on the ballot and able to vote. 200 women showed interest in running. one spoke so al jazeera today. ed. >> it's a stepping stone. we believe we view our tradition very much. the way of change is revolutionary, we believe we take time and steps towards the change. >> since the registration opening days ago. 16 women signed up to cast ballots. a lack of awareness among women is to blame for the low numbers. >> the iranian nuclear deal will be an the agenda when president obama meets with saudi arabia. it will be the first visit to the white house. it is