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Egypt court denies bail to AlJazeera staff
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been detained by Egyptian authorities since Dec. 29March 31, 2014 9:16AM ET
An Egyptian court denied bail to Al Jazeera English journalists on Monday, as their length of incarceration since arrest on terrorism charges neared 100 days.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who have been held in a Cairo prison since December of 2013, appeared in front of a judge for the fourth time.
The case, which was adjourned at the session until April 10, has received worldwide attention and is the first time that Egypt has prosecuted journalists on terrorism charges.
The three men are accused of spreading false news and aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood, which the Egyptian government branded a "terrorist organization" last year.
in full: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/31/egypt-aljazeera-journalists.html
