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February 2, 2015

Al Jazeera Journalist Peter Greste Deported from Egypt After 400 Days in Prison; Colleagues Still Jailed 
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Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been released from an Egyptian
prison after 400 days behind bars. Greste and two of his Al Jazeera
colleagues, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, were convicted on terrorism
charges in a case widely denounced as a sham. They were arrested as part
of a crackdown on Al Jazeera while covering the aftermath of the coup
that overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Greste flew to Cyprus on
Sunday following his release, but Fahmy and Mohamed remain behind bars.
Al Jazeera English managing director Al Anstey said the network
continues to seek the remaining pair's freedom.

Al Anstey: "We spoke to Peter earlier on this afternoon, just after he
was released from detention. And I can't tell you how relieved we are
that Peter has left Egypt and is on his way to be reunited with his
family. It's a day of very mixed emotions, and I think we've got to
focus on the fact that Baher and Mohamed are still behind bars 400 days
after being taken into detention, and that injustice needs to come to an
end. They are guilty of nothing apart from great journalism."

 

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