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February 3, 2014

Al Jazeera Cameraman Acquitted in Egypt 
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An Al Jazeera camera operator jailed in Egypt has been acquitted of all
charges after more than six months behind bars. Mohamed Badr is one of a
number of journalists to have been imprisoned since the military
overthrew former President Mohamed Morsi in July. Badr's attorney says
he expects him to be released. Around 20 Al Jazeera journalists still
face trial on charges including aiding a terrorist group. In a statement
Friday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced alarm over
what it called an "increasingly severe clampdown and physical attacks"
on Egyptian journalists.

 

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