Segment from BBC World Service radio's Newshour programme - Peter Greste arrives back in Brisbane after release from Egyptian jail. But what about those left behind in Egypt's jails?

Over the last year tens of thousands of people have been arrested in Egypt – many of them for belonging to the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood - but some for simply protesting in the streets. The courts are now bursting at the seams. Human rights activists have accused the judicial system itself of breaking the law.

Claire Read has spent the last six months following the case of Yara, a young woman who works for a respected human rights organization. Yara was arrested by plain clothed policemen who accused her of taking part in an illegal protest. She denied this, saying she just happened to be in the vicinity, buying water from a kiosk.

As Claire follows Yara’s sometimes chaotic and confusing case, she tries to get to grips with how Egypt’s justice system operates under the new government of President Sisi.

Producer: John Murphy

Hamza Namira – Tesmahy 
Youssra El Hawary – Fil Sharea

Egypt: Searching for Justice - BBC Newshour

My documentary, with producer John Murphy, looking at the sometimes chaotic and messy Egyptian justice system through the court case of campaigner Yara Sallam and the work of lawyer Yasmine Hosam El-Din.

Over the last year tens of thousands of people have been arrested in Egypt – many of them for belonging to the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood - but some for simply protesting in the streets. The courts are now bursting at the seams. Human rights activists have accused the judicial system itself of breaking the law.

Claire Read has spent the last six months following the case of Yara, a young woman who works for a respected human rights organization. Yara was arrested by plain clothed policemen who accused her of taking part in an illegal protest. She denied this, saying she just happened to be in the vicinity, buying water from a kiosk.

As Claire follows Yara’s sometimes chaotic and confusing case, she tries to get to grips with how Egypt’s justice system operates under the new government of President Sisi.

Producer: John Murphy

Hamza Namira – Tesmahy 
Youssra El Hawary – Fil Sharea

Assignment - Egypt: Searching for Justice

My piece for BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent, broadcast on 2/2/2015.

Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent - Egypt Justice

On air BBC Arabic:
Tuesday 17/02/15 at 0800gmt & 1200gmt 
Thursday 19/02/15 at 0900gmt& 1400gmt 
Friday 20/02/15 at 0900gmt &1200gmt

Promo for Assignment in Arabic: Egypt, story of justice

هذه قصة العدل في مصر
تقرير وثائقي باللغة العربية الذي اتذاع لأول مرة يوم 17 فبراير 2015 على إذاعة بي بي سي عربي
تقرير: كلير ريد
منتاج: مجدي عارف

Egyptian Justice - the Arabic documentary

Attack on Karnak Temple, Luxor - report for Radio 4

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Extract from episode 1 of Deadliest Day. We join the platoon just as weeks of boredom on the frontline base in Helmand come to an end.

90 Second Extract for BBC application

Orla Guerin report for BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Producer: Claire Read

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