Al Jazeera English boss: ‘We live in hope’ for the release of Peter Greste and his colleagues

Al Anstey

The global managing director of news channel Al Jazeera English Al Anstey says that all of those involved in the campaign to free three journalists in prison in Egypt “live in hope” for their release.

Australian journalist Peter Greste along with his colleagues Canadian-Egyptian former CNN journalist Mohamed Fahmy, and local producer Baher Mohamed were sentenced by an Egyptian court in June to more than seven years for ”defaming” the country.

“We live in hope,” Anstey told Mumbrella, ahead of events to raise awareness of the #freeajstaff campaign in Sydney over the next two days. “Everyone who has been actively involved in this campaign lives in hope that there is only one right outcome and that is that they get out and get out as soon as possible.”