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Trial of al-Jazeera staff adjourned in Egypt

Mar 05, 2014, 11:55 PM EST
Australian journalist Peter Greste (C) of Al-Jazeera and his colleagues stand inside the defendants cage during their trial for allegedly supporting the Muslim Brotherhood at Cairo's Tora prison on March 5, 2014.
AFP/Khaled Desouki

The trial of three Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt has been adjourned until March 24 and the defendants remain in jail on charges of spreading false news and belonging to a "terrorist group". Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed, who have been held for more than two months, appeared in court for the second time on Wednesday when witnesses for the prosecution were heard. Al Jazeera rejects the charges against its staff and continues to call for their release.
Background:
Trial of al-Jazeera staff adjourned in Egypt [Aljazeera]
Al-Jazeera trial: prosecution presents contents of journalists' hotel rooms [The Guardian]

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