June 23, 2014 - 14:08 AMT
Al Jazeera journalists sentenced in Egypt

An Egyptian judge sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists on Monday, June 23, to seven years in jail after finding them guilty on charges including helping a "terrorist organization" by publishing lies, Reuters reported.

The three include Australian Peter Greste, Al Jazeera's Kenya-based correspondent, and Canadian-Egyptian national Mohamed Fahmy, bureau chief of Al Jazeera English.

A third defendant, Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, received an additional three-year jail sentence on a separate charge involving possession of weapons.

Another 11 defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years.