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300 days: Al Jazeera journalists held in Egyptian jail

Three Al Jazeera journalists have now spent 300 days in a Cairo prison, after a trial Human Rights Watch have dubbed a "miscarriage of justice."

Baher Mohammed, an Egyptian citizen, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June.

Peter Greste, an Australian, and Al Jazeera English bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy, a dual Canadian-Egyptian citizen, were both handed down seven-year sentences.

Charges included editing video footage to "give the appearance that Egypt is in a civil war", and supporting a "terrorist organisation."

The Muslim Brotherhood were declared a terrorist organisation by Egyptian authorities in December 2013.

Al Jazeera have mobilised support for the journalists under the hashtag #FreeAJStaff.

The background of al-Jazeera's studio broadcasts throughout the day today (Twitter / @KamahlAJE)