Tag: Peter Greste

Egypt frees Australian, one of three jailed Al Jazeera journalists – The Washington Post

Egypt frees one of three jailed Al Jazeera journalists; Australian is quickly deported

The Australian Peter Greste, who was imprisoned over a year ago, was quickly deported.

via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-frees-australian-one-of-three-jailed-al-jazeera-journalists/2015/02/01/52380912-aa38-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html?wprss=rss_world

Australian Peter Greste immediately boarded a plane for Cyprus and is in good health, according to a report posted online by his employer, the English language branch of the Al Jazeera network.

February 1, 2015