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April 8, 2014

Day of Action Calls for Release of Al Jazeera Journalists in Egypt 
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Around the world on Monday, people took to social media to show support
for four Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt for months. The global
day of action marked 100 days since the arrest of Peter Greste, Mohamed
Fahmy and Baher Mohamed. A fourth journalist, Abdullah Elshamy, has been
held for more than seven months and on hunger strike since January 23.

 

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