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When journalist Peter Greste became the story

When journalist Peter Greste became the story

Released Tuesday, 17th June 2025
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When journalist Peter Greste became the story

When journalist Peter Greste became the story

When journalist Peter Greste became the story

When journalist Peter Greste became the story

Tuesday, 17th June 2025
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Ten years after becoming a global news story and spending 400 days in prison, Peter Greste still misses the life he once had as a foreign correspondent.

Peter and two colleagues were arrested while working for Al Jazeera in Cairo, they were charged with spreading false news and aiding terrorism.  Peter then was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in jail.

Back home, Peter’s parents Juris and Lois became the face of the campaign to free him and his two brothers were a constant presence in Cairo throughout the ordeal.

But after the initial exhilaration of freedom Peter had to work out how to live a different kind of life.  One far away from the adrenaline of his years reporting from some of the world’s most volatile places.

Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.

This episode of Conversations deals with reporting from war zones, prison, solitary confinement, grief, death, press freedom, family, psychological distress, political unrest, post traumatic stress, prison life, captivity.

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