Al Jazeera journalists to be tried on World Press Freedom Day

Al Jazeera journalists to be tried on World Press Freedom Day

Three journalists detained in Egypt for allegedly aiding a “terrorist organisation” will appear in court on Saturday, World Press Freedom Day.

via The Mail & Guardian: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-01-al-jazeera-journalists-to-be-tried-on-world-press-freedom-day

They are charged with aiding members of a “terrorist organisation”, with the Egyptian government saying they operated without proper accreditation. The state prosecutor accused them of publishing lies and supplying equipment and money to Egyptian nationals who were allegedly members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood