半岛电视台三名记者将向埃及法院上诉

Three Al-Jazeera journalists are marking one year since they were arrested in Egypt on charges of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood, as they look toward a court date Thursday to appeal their case.

一年前，三名半岛电视台记者在埃及被逮捕。他们被控支持被取缔的穆斯林兄弟会。星期四，这三名记者将向法院提出上诉。

Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy are in prison on seven-year sentences, while their Egyptian colleague Baher Mohamed is serving a 10-year sentence.

澳大利亚公民格雷斯特和埃及裔加拿大公民法赫米被判7年监禁；他们的埃及同事默哈迈德被判10年监禁。

Greste's brother Michael told reporters Monday that the family has to be hopeful the court appeal will lead to the journalists' release.

格雷斯特的兄弟迈克星期一对记者说，他的家人希望这次上诉能使格雷斯特获释。

Egyptian President Mohamed Fattah el-Sissi said after the journalists were convicted in July that the decision must be respected and he would not interfere.

今年7月，埃及总统塞西在这三名记者被定罪后表示，必须尊重这一判决；他不准备进行干预。

Al-Jazeera has insisted its workers were simply doing their jobs reporting the news, and the news agency called the verdict against them "shocking."

半岛电视台坚持说，这三名记者只是在做报道新闻的本职工作，并表示对他们的判决感到“震惊”。