Baher Mohammed and Australian Peter Greste

Australian Peter Greste: The judge denied the request for bail by Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher Mohammed during the fourth hearing in the trial that opened on Feb. 20, according to 660 News. The three, along 17 others, face terrorism-related charges based on the Egyptian authorities accusations that they provided a platform to the Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, which the government has declared a terrorist organization and Three imprisoned Al-Jazeera English journalists, including an Egyptian-Canadian, directly asked the judge on Monday to release them, insisting the terrorism charges against them were unfounded. The trial marks the first time journalists have been charged with terrorism-related offences in Egypt, drawing international criticism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.