Ruth Pollard

The court trial begins in Egypt for three Al-Jazeera journalists

Conflict & Justice

The three journalists are charged with a range of offenses, from aiding the Muslim Brotherhood to fabricating false news. After nearly two months in prison, they had a brief day in court before the trial was postponed into March.

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