Three Al Jazeera journalists have been detained in Egypt since 29 December 2013. Add your name to the petition asking for their release. Help reach the goal of 10 000 signatures before their next court appearance on 31 March.
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Yasser Abu Al-Ela is sentenced to 20 years in prison, while Rasha Azab faces threats and harassment, reflecting the escalating dangers for journalists in the country.
IFEX joins rights groups urging the UN to act on the case of the British-Egyptian activist, who remains detained despite completing his sentence.
On 29 September, when Alaa’s five-year sentence came to an end, the Egyptian authorities did not release him, refusing to consider the two years he spent in pre-trial detention as “time served”.