Peter Greste

Channel 9 should release review of 60 Minutes Beirut story, says Peter Greste

Channel 9 has completed part of its review into the 60 Minutes child abduction story in Beirut. Greste, an Al Jazeera journalist who spent more than a year in an Egyptian jail, has said the review should be made public, but it is unclear if and when it will be.

Convicted Al-Jazeera journalists appeal to Egypt for pardons

Australian Peter Greste said Tuesday in New York City that they're also seeking support from world leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly.

Last week, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi pardoned other journalists still in Egypt who were found guilty of broadcasting what authorities said were false reports.

Greste was not on the list, nor were the two others with him in New York: Dominic Kane, an Al Jazeera producer, and Sue Turton, a former Al-Jazeera correspondent.

Egypt court releases full ruling in Al-Jazeera English case

The  case  has long been criticized by press freedom advocates and others.

The ruling, published by the state news agency MENA, says the three men — Canadian national Mohammed Fahmy, Australian journalist Peter Greste and Egyptian producer Baher Mohammed — were by default members the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, which Egyptian authorities consider a terrorist organization.

Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison

The case against Canadian national Mohammed Fahmy, Australian journalist Peter Greste and Egyptian producer Baher Mohammed embroiled their journalism into the wider conflict between Egypt and Qatar following the 2013 military ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.