CAIRO (AP) — A rights group on Thursday denounced Egypt's stand on freedom of expression as 20 employees of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network went on trial, accused of membership in a terrorist organization and also for aiding it. The New York-based Human Rights Watch described as "politicized" the charges against the Al-Jazeera employees, who
Rights Group Denounces Egypt Reporters Trial
Egyptian authorities have long depicted Al-Jazeera as biased toward Morsi and the Brotherhood.