at a protest. al jazeera's cairo bureau chief, the canadian mohammed fahmy, a man who was a national but dropped egyptian citizenship. three years for him and the same sentence for the australian peter greste. ays correspondent was deported back to australia earlier this year having been tried e67 ebb though epwasn't in the country. press freedom groups and the united nations, samantha barr called the verdict another significant blow for press freedom. let's get the details and the background today from natash natasha gname. >> reporter: hope, then heart break in an egyptian courtroom as two journalists return to s campaign. natasha gname. >> reaction globally to those developments in egypt. routed by the glom attic editor, james bays. >> getting diplomatic reaction from around the world. lots of countries issued statements. all of them have condemned these verdicts, from the countries that had nationals affected. fahmy is a canadian national, the consulate minister issued this statement. she said the canadian government continues to call on the egyptian government to use all tools a

al jazeera journalists. he sentenced mohammed fahmy, peter gresta to prison. more news right after this break. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." the man who shot and killed two young u.s. journalists apparently identified with terrorists. >>> vester flanagan fired 17 rounds from a glock pistol when he killed alison parker and adam ward. >> my job as governor is to keep our community safe. when you dropped off a loved one at school or work, you want to know that you've done everything you possibly can to keep those communities safe. we lose on average, 89 individuals a day to gun violence. there are too many guns in america. and there's clearly too many guns in the wrong hands. that shopping plaza where the shooting happened reopened on friday. a memorial for ward and parker has been set up in front of the chamber of commerce. >>> to texas, a sheriff's deputy was killed after he was ambushed at a gas station. a man walked up to the deputy on friday night and shot him execution style. the gunman kept firing after goforth fell to the ground. here's a picture of the suspect. they say

journalists accused of working with the muslim brotherhood. mohamed fadel fahmy peter greste and mohammed badr's case is adjourned until august 29th. the three were arrested in cairo in december 2013. they were in prison for over a year before being released pending a retrial. peter greste was deported to australia and is being tried in absentia. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything everything hinges on that day. for me, obviously, it defines how my life works what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on sk

deliver the justice they say they denver. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. last year the court sentenced them seven to ten years. then last january the court threw out their conviction and ordered a retrial. >> i'm just living day by day. i don't hope anything. i don't expect anything. >> in february peter greste was deported to his native australia. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were released on bail later that month, but they've been unable to leave egypt. they stay with their lives on hold. they're still serving a kind of sentence. >> what really matters is what it would mean for the other guys, there is still very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. that for all of us would just be devastating. >> they have inspired a global campaign of support from grassroots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt, we've been clear publicly and privately is that

, fahmy and peter greste, as you see here sentenced in abstentia, deported back to his native australia in february. the other two were taken into custody after that verdict today. all of this beginning in 2013. here is peter greste. >> a fairly briefly statement and i will take some questions from you guys. the first thing i want to say is that i am absolutely devastated, sickened, frankly, by the verdict that was handed down in egypt last night. i know what prison is like. i know what my colleagues are going to have to go back to. i know what they are going through at the moment. he job description prisons are never particularly comfortable places at the best of times. i don't know exactly where they are being held at the moment. we are trying to find that out. but i am pretty sure that it won't havep have been a defendant comfortable night for them. i also know their families. i know baher has a young, very young family. he has three young children, including a young 1-year-old baby who celebrated his first birthday just on friday. i also nom fahmy's wife. i spoke to her la

, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are back in a egyptian prison today. their colleague, peter greste risks being extradited to egypt. they were charged for reporting false news. >> if i were a canadian citizen, i would want to see my prime minister now showing leadership on the global stage. i would want to see him reaching out personally to president sisi. maybe we don't know the content of a call for meeting, but i think that level of engagement should be taking place. >> reporter: saturday's verdict is the latest development in a case that has drugged on since december 2013, when the journalists were first detained. a political activist told al jazeera that saturday's sentences are just a small example of egypt's hostility towards press freedom. >> the egyptian regime continues to face no real consequences for its escalating repressions. you have 80-plus journalists in egypt, and the aj staff are just a representation of that. you have over 40,000 political detainees, and the judiciary system and the rule of law is used as a facade to legitimize the -- the current regime's repress

sentences to the three men. one, mohamed fahmy, who is also canadian has been represented by amal clooney who blasted the egyptian government for the ruling. >> the verdict today sent a very dangerous message in egypt. it sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job, for telling the truth and reporting the news. >> clooney's reputation for conquering courtrooms as a human rights lawyer was somewhat eclipsed when she conquered hollywood's most famous bachelor. >> amal, whatever alchemy it is that brought us together, i couldn't be more proud to be your husband. >> since her 2014 wedding to george clooney, amal has been stealing the show on red carpets and magazine covers and getting a shoutout at the golden globes for her long list of accomplishments even though george was the honoree. >> so tonight, her husband is getting a lifetime achievement award. >> reporter: but now as the fight to free the al jazeera staff surges back into the spotlight, amal is taking charge here, too. leading the international outcry against a regime widely condemned for go

that was falsified. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent their first night behind bars. baher mohammed was sentenced for an extra six months for having a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up from a protest. >>> people have taken to the streets of tokyo to protest against legislation to operate along side allies abroad. the changes would see japanese troops fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. >> under its constitution japan is barred from using force to resolve conflict expect to defend itself. these protesters outside of japan's parliament want it to stay that way. >> 70 years ago so many people lost their loved ones and went through such hardships. they wanted to leave the legacy of their lessons of the future, that's japan's pacifist constitution. >> demonstrations have been taking place across the country. they're led by students and other young people who say they want to protect japan's pacifist constitution. this man has been on hunger strike for 70 hours. >> i want japan to insist on peace and an nation that promote peace and sets an exampl

career of more than 30 years working as a journalist. i've got a massive body of work, as has fahmi and bahar behind us to prove that we are journalists. the issue of not registering with the authorities is as far as i am concerned a technicality. it's an administrative offense if it's an offense at all. we weren't aware of any requirement to register with the egyptian -- with the ministry. sorry. not with the mim industry. with the journalist union. in fact, we have seen a statement from the journalist union also confirming that it's not necessary to register with them to be declared or defined as a journalist. in any event, that is not the kind of offense that could possibly, conceivably carry a prison sentence, let alone one as serious as this. i just really don't understand why he's chosen to sicite that part of his reasoning. >> peter greste speaking to us live from sydney. >>> let's talk to mark ellis, the executive director of the international bar association in london. thank you for joining us. we were just listening to peter greste there. i don't know if you caught one of the

his criticism of the retrial of three al jazeera journalists. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and perimeter perimeter were sentenced to at least three years in prison. they were accused of spreading false news, something that al jazeera denies. crossing over to london and speaking with ion black, ion, editor of the garden newspaper. thank you for being with us, i ian. the spokesperson said this, egypt rejects any foreign criticism of judicial verdicts consider unacceptable intrusion in rulings of the egyptian judiciary. how unlikely is this to cause diplomatic tensions between egypt and the u.k.? >> well, i think that the public statements speak for themselves. the british government felt that it had to say something, and the egyptian government wanted to reject that. the public statements are the flow, whether there is any consequences to that, i'm not sure. this is the stuff that diplomacy is saying something publicly in order to attract attention and make your point, but the fact is britain and most of the other western countries have now returned to pretty much business as usu

sentencing of three of our journalists to three years in an egyptian prison. canadian mohammed fahmy and egyptian baher mohammed, and peter greste were sentenced to three years in egyptian prison. they were arrested in december of 2013. they were convictewent to trial in february 2014, and in june they were found to supporting muslim brotherhood and working out a permit. they would spend 400 days in detention. al jazeera has always vigorously denied the allegations. the next legal step is to file an appeal before the egyptian court of concession. >> hope, then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom as two journalists returned to prison. a retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for fahmy and greste, three and a ha

mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men's fight for freedom began when they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now band muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to 7 to 10 years then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm living day by day. i don't hope anything i don't expect anything. >> in february greste was deported to his native australia. mohammed and fahmy were continued to be held. >> there is a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> the men always ordeal has inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt we were clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> called the entire court process a farce. the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt are facing perhaps their biggest threat. the committee to prote

sentenced three al jazeera tv journalist to three years in prison. mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been taken back into custody. either journalist, peter greste, spoke out from australia. is, we did nothing wrong. there was no evidence of wrongdoing. are innocent men and innocent men are in prison. that is what this is about. never mind the sentences. one day in prison would be unjust. amy: we will get the latest from shrev sharif kudos in cairo. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the european union has called for emergency talks to address the rapidly growing number of people fleeing to europe to escape violence and unrest in the middle east and north africa. on 37 people died when a boat sunday, capsized off the libyan coast. this came just days after another boat capsized off the libyan coast killing more than 200 people. meanwhile, investigators in hungary and austrian authorities are continuing to probe the deaths of 71 people who were found abandoned last week inside inside a truck on the main

fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for fahmy and greste. three and a half for mohammed. they've already spend more than a three and a half years behind bars. greste won't serve the time because he has been deported to australia, but it will inhibit his ability to work as a course upon glint my heart is wit correspondent. >> my heart is with them. >> from the beginning the case has been called a sham. leaders including president obama have joined journalists across the globe condemning it. the men have been convicted of aiding the muslim brotherhood, which the egyptian government now deems a terrorist group. >> they were arrested on false charges. they were convicted without a shred of evidence. at no point during the long drawn-out retr

our journalists to at least three years to an egyptian prison. canadian mohammed fahmy and egyptian baher mohammed maimed a australian peter greste were arrested in december of 2013. they were convicted in february of 2014. they were convicted of spreading false news and operating without a permit. six months later their convictions were overturned by egypt's court of concession. >> hope then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom as two journalists return to prison. a retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second humanity to clear their name. instead, justice was denied jet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time, three years for fahmy and greste and three and a half for mohammed. they've already spend a year and a half behind bars. peter greste will not serve time because he was deported to australia. but it will inhibit his ability to work as a corresponde

journalists. today, a cairo court sentenced mohammed, fahmy and greste to three years in prison. greste was sentenced in absentia after he was gorted to australia why in february. fahmy and mohammed were taken in to custody after the verdict. the legal saga began in 2013 when all three were arrested and falsely accused of aiding the now-b now-band muslim brotherhood and spe spreading false news. al jazeera has said today's verdict is another deliberate attack on press freedom. we will not rest until bahar, peter, 340e78d, the six are freed and formally acquitted of the trumped up charges against them. meanwhile rights groups, freedom of the press advocates, family members and supporters continue to denounce the jailing of the journal ichtsz. many view the case as indicative of a wave of oppression being enforced by the new egyptian regime. >> wenally find this verdict absolutely unacceptable. we said it before during the first stages of the trial that the charges were just outland h outlandish. this verdict confirms that this is a gross miscarriage of justice. >> it's a nightmare. it's a ni

they say they deserve. baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste spengt more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years then last january the court of casation threw out their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm living day by day. idon't hope for anything i don't expect anything. >> last year greste was deported to his native australia. mohammed and baher were held in the country. >> what is meant for the other guy, there is still a very serious danger that they could wind up back in prison and that for all of us would be just devastating. >> reporter: the men's ordeal has inspired a global force of support. >> the issue was al jazeera journalists in egypt we have been cleared boast publicly and privately they should be released. >> evidence against the men called the entire court process a farce. there are six other al jazeera staff members who are being trite in absentia. the verdict comes at a time w

career is but particular or baher and fahmy, they walk away as free men or go back into prison. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today, not knowing whether you'll see them at the end of the day or go back into prison, that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live. to have another adjournment is really difficult. i was just talking to them on skype as we watched it. for the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up for this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone, everyone's energy. it sucked out all the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months, and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know the situation and at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it just hasn't happened and again for this delay, it's really difficult for all. >> secretary of state says the recent nuclear deal with iran will make the world a safer place. john kerry is on the way to the middle e

journalists standing trial. mohamed fahmi was sentenced to three years. peter was also sentenced to three years and mohamed was also sentenced to three years with an additional, i need to clarify this, i understand there was an additional six months and possibly a fine on to top of tht as well. so that's the verdict that has come out of the trial. the retrial that's been taking place in cairo. the three al jazeera journalists. next, what we are going to do is speak to, well, let's just go back to the judge in the retrial of those three al jazeera journalists who were found the men guilty. mohamed fahmi have been accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood. peter was deported after 400 days behind bars. he was retried in abstentia. >> three journalists hope this would mark the end of an ordeal t began in december 2013 when they were arrested and charged with aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they spent more than a year in jail . legal experts say the trial was a farce. it provoked an outpouring. but that didn't stop the court from convicting them as well as six other colleagues.

condemnation in the sentencing of three al jazeera journalists. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are heading back to jail while correspondent peter greste was sentenced in his absence. [ sobbing ] >> hope, then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom as two journalists return to prison. a retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. >> the judge said he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for fahmy and gres greste. and three and a half for mohammed. >> this is outrageous. just devastating for me. i know my heart is with bah er and fahmy. >> journalists inside the courtroom describe a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict. from the beginning the case has been called a sham. leaders including president obama have joined journalists across the globe condemning it. the men have been contributed of

its journalists to at least three years in prison. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are heading back to jail after retrial found them guilty of broadcasting false news. broadcaster meter peter peter greste, who was sentenced in abstentia said that it was political. >> hope and then heartbreak as two journalists return to bris. the retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their name. instead of justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he has done nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed, three and a ha half. they already spend more than a year behind bars. >> this is out ja outrageous. this is devastating. >> journalists inside the courtroom describe a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict. the case has been called a sham. leaders including president obama has called journalists a

. mohamed, mohamed fahmi and peter spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men's fight for freedom began when they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years. then last january the court throughout their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> i'm just living day by day. i don't hope anything, i don't expect anything. >> reporter: he was deported to australia. mohamed and fahmi were released on bail later that month, but they have been unable to leave egypt. their lives are on hold. they are serving a kind of sentence. >> what it would mean for the other guys, there is a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. and for all of us, that would be devastating. >> it has inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to the highest tier of power. >> the issue of the journalists in egypt, we have been clear they should be released. >> reporter: the verdict comes at a time when those working in media in egypt are facing their b

mohamed, mohamed fahmi and peter a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> reporter: the judge said he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them for more prison time. three years. they already spent more than a year behind bars. one has been deported to australia. >> it's outrageous. it's devastating for me. i know, my heart is with them. >> journalists inside the courtroom described a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict. from the beginning the case has been called a sham. president obama has joined journalists across the world condemning it. >> they were arrested on false charges. they were convicted without a shred of evidence. at no point during the long, drawn-out retrial did any of the unfounded allegations stand up to scrutiny. >> the canadian government is demanding fahmi's deportation. it's time for the president to pardon the men. >> it's dangerous, that judges wil

years to an egyptian prison. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were arrested by egyptian authorities in december 2013. the first court appearance in the 20-month legal battle in february 2014. in june that year all three were found guilty of spreading false news, helping a terrorist operatio organization and operating without a permit. six months later their convictions were overturned. they were freed in february to await a retrial after spending more than 400 days in detention. well, al jazeera has always vigorously denied the allegations. the next legal step will be to file an afeel appeal. >> hope then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom. as two journalists return to prison. a retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead, justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced the

just the three al jazeera journalists standing trial. mohamed fahmi was sentenced to three years. peter was also sentenced to three years and mohamed was also sentenced to three years with an additional, i need to clarify this, i understand there was an additional six months and possibly a fine on to top of tht as well. so that's the verdict that has come out of the trial. the retrial that's been taking place in cairo. the three al jazeera journalists. next, what we are going to do is speak to, well, let's just go back to the judge in the retrial of those three al jazeera journalists who were found the men guilty. mohamed fahmi have been accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood. peter was deported after 400 days behind bars. he was retried in abstentia. >> three journalists hope this would mark the end of an ordeal t began in december 2013 when they were arrested and charged with aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they spent more than a year in jail. legal experts say the trial was a farce. it provoked an outpouring. but that didn't stop the court from convicting the

decide bar. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were accused which supporting the muslim brotherhood. all three deny the charges. al jazeera's peter greste said the delay is incredibly frustrating. >> the lives of no one who's involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me, it defines how my life works from here on and defines how my career is, for baher and fahmy, they walk away as free men or go back into prison and that makes it impossible for anybody beyond that particular point. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today not knowing whether you're going to go back and see them at the end of the day or go back into prison, that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live, so yet to have another at yourment is really difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it and for them, too, the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's en

how my life works from here on. it defines my life. but particularly for baher and fahmy, it makes it impossible to look beyond that point. it really defines everything. to where you build up say good-bye oyour kids and wife as baher did earlier today, to not know whether you're going back into prison that makes it an incredibly difficult way to live and to have another adjournment is very difficult. i was just talking to them on skype and for them too, the whole family it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's energy, it sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know what the situation was and then we would at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it hasn't happened and again for this delay is really difficult for them all. >> charles trendell the active manager of al jazeera said, "we are just waiting for justice to be done." >>> the nuclear deal that iran scut w

fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were convicted last year. p.m. all three deny the charges. al jazeera's peter greste say the delay is frustrating. >> the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously it really defines how my life works from here on, it defines what my career is but particular or baher and fahmy they walk away free men or go back into prison. it really defines everything and to be in this position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as baher did earlier today not knowing whether you'll see them at the end of the day or go back in prison that makes an incredibly tough way to have to live. to have another adjournment is really difficult. for the whole family, it's tough. everyone has built up for this moment. it's been such a long fight and a fight that's engaged everyone, everyone's energy. it sucked out all the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months, and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would at least know the si

verdict just a few hours ago, the retrial. fahmy, baha mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. we will be live in cairo in just a moment. first, this report from natasha gname. >> it was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it is outrageous, just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. >> as mohammed and fahmy stood in a sound-proof cage inside the court, the judge said they were not journalists. they were working in egypt without accreditation and they fabricated video material by editing and then airing it. journal accidents inside the courtroom described a tense and angry atmosphere after the verdict in a case that has been called a as far as by analysts across the grab. >> shocked, sick ended,

fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste were arrested on charges of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr after 400 days in prison were bailed. we'll get the reaction to that adjournment later in the bulletin. >> to yemen, seven people have been killed dozens injured by bombs in aden rebels were driven out of the port city by anti-houthi forces two weeks ago. local fighters including supporters of the exiled president have been advancing on a down 60km away from aden. they are trying to secure areas away from the city. >> a saudi man has been killed in shelling. inside aden yemen's vice president has been surveying the war damage. the prime minister the highest ranking official to return to aden since the government was forced into exile in march. more than 4,000 people have been killed since the saudi-led coalition started to bomb houthi positions four months ago. >> what happened in aden is inconceivable crimes residents will never forget the scenes on behalf of the yemeni government visiting aden

february he was deported to australia. mohamed and fahmi were released on bail. but they have been unable to leave egypt. with their lives on hold, they are still serving a kind of sentence. >> what really matters is what it would mean to the other guys, that there is still a serious danger that they could wind up back in prison. and that, for all of us, would be devastating. >> it's inspired a global campaign of support. >> issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt, we have declared publicly and privately they should be released. >> they called the entire court process a farce. the committee to protect journalists says there are more journalists in egyptian prisons. >> i will continue to fight for those still behind bars. >> they are hoping they will clear their names first. >>> let's take a look back at the case. with the three journalists on trial who was arrested at a how it he will in december 2013. their first court appearance happened on the 20th of february, 2014. they were charged with spreading false news, helping a terrorist organization and operating without a permit

fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail after 400 days in prison. peter greste said the delay a frustrating. the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me it defines how my life works, what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole family, i guess, it's tough, as i said, everyone is built up to this moment. it's been a long fight, and it's been a fight engaging everyone, everyone's energy, it's sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family

. and christian who is reporting from the court talks about mohamed fahmi's wife. they got married a short time ago. i just got married. i didn't get to enjoy it with mohamed. a couple more comments to bring you. the lawyer for mohamed fahmi has said that she and the canadian ambassador are seeking immediate deportation. that has come from someone in the courtroom. and another from the managing director of al jazeera, he's the acting director general of the entire al jazeera media network says this court verdict defies logic and common sense. there is so much stuff coming in at the moment and it is all, i would say, universal anger. it's a big thing to talk about things being universal. i feel there is outright condemnation of what has happened here. we'll wring up the website, www.aljazeera.com. our on-line team will be working hard to update things for you during the day. that's got all the background information if you wanted any more information about the trial. i will be back later on. >> now the judge in the retrial of the three al jazeera journalists has found the men guilty.