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‘Not about justice’: Advocates slam US line on Abu Akleh killing | Israel-Palestine conflict News

July 6, 2022 by admin

Washington, DC- The Biden administration’s handling of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has infuriated Palestinian rights advocates who say Washington continues to ensure impunity for Israeli abuses even when they target journalists and United States citizens. The US Department of State announced on Monday that gunfire from Israeli positions “was likely … Read more

Pulitzer winner Kashmir journalist says barred from flying abroad | Freedom of the Press News

July 2, 2022 by admin

Sanna Irshad Mattoo tells Al Jazeera she was stopped from going to Paris to attend a book launch and photography exhibition. A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist from Indian-administered Kashmir says she has been barred from traveling abroad by the Indian authorities who provided no valid reasons for their refusal. Sanna Irshad Mattoo told Al Jazeera she … Read more

Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t? | Freedom of the Press News

June 28, 2022 by admin

Delhi, India – Police in India’s capital New Delhi have arrested a Muslim journalist for allegedly hurting religious sentiment in what critics say is the latest example of declining press freedom in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of India’s leading fact-checking website Alt News, has long been in the … Read more

India journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for 2018 Twitter post | Freedom of the Press News

June 27, 2022 by admin

Delhi, India – Police in the Indian capital have arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair on charges of hurting religious sentiments for a tweet he posted in 2018. Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested on Monday evening in New Delhi and remanded for a day in police custody, officials and media reports said. Zubair … Read more

NY Times says Israeli forces ‘most likely’ shot Shireen Abu Akleh | Freedom of the Press News

June 20, 2022 by admin

A New York Times investigation has concluded that an Israeli soldier “most likely” fatally shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, adding to a growing body of independent probes that have found that the Palestinian-American correspondent was killed by Israeli forces. The New York Times report, published on Monday, said no Palestinian armed men were … Read more

Al Jazeera obtains image of bullet that killed its journalist | Israel-Palestine conflict News

June 17, 2022 by admin

An investigation by Al Jazeera has obtained an image of the bullet used to kill the network’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The photograph for the first time shows the type of ammunition used to kill the veteran Al Jazeera correspond in the occupied West Bank last month. According to ballistic and forensic experts, the green-tipped … Read more

Al Jazeera obtains image of bullet that killed its journalist | Israel-Palestine conflict News

June 16, 2022 by admin

Palestinian probe says Israeli forces deliberately shot Abu Akleh | Occupied West Bank News

May 26, 2022 by admin

The Palestinian Authority has announced the results of its investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying that it shows Israeli forces deliberately shot and killed the veteran reporter. The findings echoed the results of a preliminary investigation announced nearly two weeks ago and were widely expected amid global outrage over the … Read more

Shireen Abu Akleh: US lawmakers demanding FBI investigate killing | Israel-Palestine conflict News

May 20, 2022 by admin

Washington, DC- Dozens of US legislators have signed onto a letter demanding the FBI investigate the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Congressman Andre Carson said, hours after Israel’s military said it will not launch a criminal inquiry into the incident. Abu Akleh, who held US citizenship, was fatally shot by Israeli forces … Read more

Shireen Abu Akleh: US lawmakers demanding FBI investigate killing | Israel-Palestine conflict News

May 20, 2022 by admin