Three Aljazeera Journalist Sentenced

Three al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood have been jailed for seven years in Egypt.

A court in Cairo convicted Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed of spreading false news and supporting the now banned Islamist group a charge which they have denied .

Nine defendants were tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists who received 10-year sentences. The trial has caused an international outcry amid claims it was politicised.

Source : BBC