Why were Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for 7 years in Egypt? BBC News

Cairo court sentences three al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting Muslim Brotherhood to at least seven years in jail. A court in Cairo convicted Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed of spreading false news and supporting the banned Islamist group. The trio had denied the charges.

Nine defendants tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists, received 10-year sentences. The trial has caused an international outcry amid claims it is politicised. BBC’s Arabic Service journalist Mohamed Yehia explains.

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