What is Peter Greste?
[[File:Peter Greste 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Peter Greste in May 2012.]] '''Peter Greste''' (born 1 December 1965) is a [[Latvians|Latvian]]-[[Australians|Australian]] [[journalist]]. He is best known for his work as a foreign correspondent. From 1991 to 1995, he was based in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Bosnia]] and [[South Africa]]. During this time, he worked for [[Reuters]], [[CNN]], [[WTN]] and the [[BBC]]. He eventually worked for [[Al Jazeera]]. In May 2012, he won a [[Peabody Award]] for his work on the [[documentary]] ''Somalia: Land of Anarchy''. Greste was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. Greste's [[ethnicity]] is [[Latvians|Latvian]].<ref name=greste /> He is a dual [[citizen]] of Australia and Latvia.<ref name=greste>{{cite web| author=Ojārs Greste |url=http://laikrakstslatvietis.com/raksti/raksts.php?KursRaksts=302 |title=Austrālijas latvietis iesakņojies Āfrikā |work=Laikraksts Latvietis |number=No,92 |year=2010 |language=Latvian}}</ref> On 29 December 2013, he and other Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] by authorities on [[terrorism]] charges relating to the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-30/australian-journalist-peter-greste-among-al-jazeera-reporters-d/5179070|title=Australian journalist Peter Greste among Al Jazeera reporters detained by Egyptian police|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=24 June 2014}}</ref> On 23 June 2014, Greste was found guilty by the court, and sentenced to seven years jail. [[United States Secretary of State]] [[John Kerry]] and Australian officials were quick to show support for the jailed journalists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/selections/peter-greste-jailed-for-seven-years-5537778.html|title=Peter Greste jailed for seven years|newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]]|date=23 June 2013|accessdate=24 June 2014|archive-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625184552/http://media.brisbanetimes.com