Jailed journalists in Egypt face uncertain future
Sherif Fahmy, the brother of jailed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy, joins Jian from Cairo to shed light on his brother's first court appearance and what he expects from the trial moving forward.
Mohamed Fahmy, along with 19 other others, has been accused by the Egyptian government of assisting and being a member of a terrorist organization. Since December 29, the Canadian reporter has been in a jail cell in Cairo under what he calls "psychologically unbearable" conditions.
War on Journalism
Jian also speaks to Al Jazeera English senior political analyst Marwan Bishara, author of the recent New York Times article Egypt's War on Journalism.
"Media companies and corporations have gotten more prosperous and more powerful, but we the foot soldiers are more threatened than ever before -- especially in conflict areas," argues Bishara.
"It's up to us journalists to put our foot down and say 'no more intimidation, imprisonment and violence against journalists.'"
Seriously, how awesome is this... AJE Doha grinds to a halt, in solidarity with our jailed colleagues <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeAJStaff?src=hash">#FreeAJStaff</a> <a href="http://t.co/mNeaNeMC73">pic.twitter.com/mNeaNeMC73</a>
—@KamahlAJE