Al Jazeera Journalists to Appear in Egypt Court

Twenty journalists, including those from the Al-Jazeera news agency, will go on trial in Egypt Thursday in a case that many say highlights the military-backed interim government's crackdown on dissent and free speech. The journalists, including four foreigners, face charges including spreading "false information" about Egypt and supporting or belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, which the government sees as a terrorist group. Juris Greste, the father of one of the accused...

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