The growing number of killings of Palestinian journalists in Gaza has triggered a demand for a cut-off in US arms supplies to Israel. A letter addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken—and signed by scores of reporters, news outlets and journalist unions— says Israel has killed more than 165 Palestinian
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Court to decide Al Jazeera’s stay in Israel
The recent closure and subsequent ban of the Al Jazeera operations in Israel has been referred to court for determination over its continued stay in the country as authorities demand it ‘remains off air’ completely. Arguably, the matter between the media house and Israeli government is being heard in a Tel
Israel shuts Al Jazeera office, ’media space shrinking’-CPJ
Israel authorities have turned their wrath towards the media with the recent decision to shut down offices of the Al Jazeera News Agency-English channel the Middle East country, an action described by global watchdog Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) as the ‘last straw in press freedom’. The CPJ, in
Gaza journalist describes 33 harrowing days in Israeli custody
Diaa Al-Kahlout, the veteran Gaza bureau chief for the Qatari-funded London-based newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, had been covering the Israel-Gaza war for two months when he became part of the news. On December 7, Al-Kahlout was detained along with members of his family by Israeli forces in a mass arrest in Beit
The tragic death of Palestinian journalists
Reporting from frontline of Gaza conflict raises hard ethical questions
Social media under siege … as global blackout looms
Despite sustained advocacy by campaigners for leaders to respect people and media rights to flourish as espoused under democratic tenets, the media remains under threat globally. With the media grappling to remain relevant to society- being a mirror of society, the use of social media by practitioners and other end users