The sister of an Irish teenager held prisoner in an Egyptian jail says the release of an Al Jazeera journalist gives her hope that her brother will soon be freed.
Ibrahim Halawa was 17-years-old when he was arrested during a protest in Cairo a year and a half ago.
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He shared a cell with Australian reporter Peter Greste, who was deported yesterday after 400 days in prison, and a trial described by human rights campaigners as a "sham".
Ibrahim's sister Nusayba is in Egypt ahead of his trial next week, she hopes yesterday's decvelopment is a sign of things to come for her brother.
