Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has arrived back in his Australian homeland following his release from an Egyptian prison.
The sentencing of Mr Greste to seven years on charges including aiding a terrorist group attracted worldwide attention and condemnation.
He was held in Cairo for a total of 400 days before his release on Sunday.
The 49-year-old was taken to Cyprus before flying back to Brisbane, where he was embraced by family and well wishers.
Mr Greste displayed victory signs and told those gathered it felt "absolutely awesome" to be home.
"I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to be here. This is a moment that I've rehearsed in my mind at least 400 times over the past, well, 400 days."
However, Mr Greste said his joy was tempered by the fact his colleagues, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed, remain in prison.
They were sentenced to between seven and 10 years on charges including spreading lies to help a terrorist organisation - a reference to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
"If it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of us," Mr Greste said. "I think that Egypt now has an opportunity to show that justice doesn't depend on your nationality."
Egyptian officials have said Mr Fahmy could soon be released and deported to Canada.
Egypt accuses Qatar-based Al Jazeera of being a mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood after the media organisation criticised the government's deadly crackdown.
Al Jazeera denies supporting the Brotherhood, who were removed from power by the army in 2013.
It has closed its Arabic-language Egyptian affiliate which backed the Brotherhood.
Human rights groups have accused the Egyptian government of rolling back freedoms.
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