New year, new pay, which countries are raising their mix wage. Now an italian Navy Commander has told al jazeera hes worried more ships carrying migrants will appear. Rescued from a cattle ship set adrift by its crew. The third migrants ship off of the coast of italy in the last two weeks. They have spent many days at sea. Coming off the azadeef a ship designed to carry cattle not people. So many european politicians now lack. Translator we need to create humanitarian corridors to allow these people to arrive in europe in a way other than by greedy speculators. After it transpired, the traffickers simply abandoned the ship at sea. It was the second in several days after another vessel had to be rescued close to the coast before it too became wrecked. The commander told al jazeera he believed the crew had deliberately disabled the ship before abandoning it. They are now digesting the assumption that this the the traffickers new strategy. It is deliberate. They have no respect for human
London. This is the al jazeera news hour. Also coming up in the next 60 minutes. The u. S. Promises intense and sustained support for iraq but the fighting goes on. Finally free, a sudanese woman is released from prison. And im raul pathak, ill have the latest in sports. Brazil 2014, did they end their Disastrous Campaign on a winning note. Is. Hello there thank you for joining us we begin the program in egypt where three al jazeera journalists have bren convicted and jailed for doing their jobs ppts peter greste and Mohamed Fahmy have been sentenced to seven years, Baher Mohamed for ten years. The Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the courts decision and also International Outcry. The u. N. Human rights chief calling the verdicts a travesty of justice. Well in the last couple of hours the white house called for all three men to be pardoned. Well talk to peter grestes brother andrew for his assessment and more on the International Outcry for the convictions. First mohamed ado has