Al Jazeera Reporters to Judge in Egypt: We're Not Terrorists

Three Al Jazeera journalists on trial for terrorism in Cairo called the charge "preposterous" on Monday and asked a judge to release them.

Baher Mohammed, Australian Peter Greste and Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy have been on trial for over a month, along with six other Al Jazeera employees. Authorities say they are guilty of terrorism because they provided a media platform for the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious organization of which ousted former President Mohammed Morsi is a member

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The military-led government has deemed the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group. Last week it sentenced more than 500 Morsi supporters to death. Morsi himself is still in jail facing a number of charges, including terrorism. Read more...

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