Egypt Moves Toward Retrial for 2 Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists

CAIRO — Egypt began moving on Sunday toward a retrial of two journalists whose yearlong incarceration has drawn widespread condemnation from Western governments and human rights groups. Defense lawyers raised alarms that the government was failing to fulfill a deal for the imminent release of one of them.

Mr. Fahmy, Mr. Mohamed and Mr. Greste were among at least 12 journalists imprisoned in Egypt at the end of last year, according to a tally by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit group. Other counts put the total at 60 or more.

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