Al-Jazeera trial: Egypt gives journalists 3yrs sentence

By BBC Online
29 August 2015, 08:52 AM
UPDATED 29 August 2015, 14:59 PM
Three al-Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of "spreading false news" have been sentenced to three years in prison at their retrial in Cairo.

Three al-Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of "spreading false news" have been sentenced to three years in prison at their retrial in Cairo.

Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were in court to hear the verdict.

Australian Peter Greste was deported to Australia earlier this year and was on trial again in absentia.

They are accused of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood group but they strenuously deny the allegations.