Peter Greste and Richard Roxburgh: jailed journalist and actor join forces for The Correspondent - The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

In December 2013, Australian journalist Peter Greste was arrested in Egypt and charged with aiding a terrorist organisation.

What followed was 400 days of incarceration, solitary confinement, interrogations, a politically motivated trial and complete uncertainty in a corrupt legal system.

Peter’s story and fight for freedom has been turned into a film, The Correspondent, staring veteran Australian actor Richard Roxburgh.

"It felt like it was an even more urgent story to tell - the simple fact is, journalists used to be protected by the Geneva Convention and they're now regarded as fair game in theatres of war, and also in the White House now."

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