Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste releases letter from Cairo jail . In the letter , released just a few days before Christmas , the Al Jazeera journalist praises his supporters fighting not just for his release , but also for the freedom of the press worldwide . Greste and two others were sentenced last June on charges of `` disseminating false news '' a charge that carries the death penalty in Egypt.
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste releases letter from Cairo jail . Greste and two others were sentenced last June on charges of `` disseminating false news '' a charge that carries the death penalty in Egypt.