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Good evening, an Egyptian Court today sentenced three journalists from the al jazeera news channel to seven years behind fwars. The trio are convicted off charges of helping a terrorist organization, charges that they strongly deny. Western governments and Rights Groups have expressed dismay at the sentence saying the case raises serious questions about freedoms in egypt. Seven years in jail, thats the sentence of three al jazeera journalists handed down by the egyptian judge, the maximum trio available to help. They are found guilty of helping the muslim brotherhood, a charge they strongly deny. They include canadian Egyptian National Mohamed Fahmy and peter greste. The Australian Government is shocked at the verdict in the peter greste case. We are deeply dismayed by the fact that a sentence has been imposed and we are appalled by the severity of it. A third defendant, egyptian producer Baher Mohamed received an additional three years on a separate charge. The three journalists have

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