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Egypt renews detention of three Al Jazeera journalists despite calls for release

Last month, Washington expressed its concern over the prolonged detainment of the journalists. An Egyptian court renewed the detention of three Al Jazeera Mubasher journalists on Thursday despite years of…

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Al Jazeera calls for release of journalists detained in Egypt

Non-government sanctioned media and critical news reports are frequently described as ‘false news’ in Egypt. Al Jazeera has called on all human rights organisations and those concerned with press freedom to…

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2022 ‘deadliest year’ for journalists since 2018: CPJ

At least 41 journalists and media professionals have been confirmed to have died while performing their jobs. The year 2022 was the deadliest for journalists around the world, a global…

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Sudanese authorities shutdown Al Jazeera office amid ongoing crackdown

In the latest crackdown on media freedoms, Sudan’s coup leaders have shutdown one of the Doha-based Al Jazeera’s offices in Khartoum. The Sudanese Ministry of Information and Culture has revoked…

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‘Visionary’ Father Amir marks 25 years of Al Jazeera

The Qatar-based broadcaster celebrated its 25th year on air on Monday. Father Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani marked Al Jazeera’s 25th anniversary at the network’s headquarters in Qatar,…

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Al Jazeera goes live from Egypt for first time since 2013

Egypt ranks as one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, with mass crack down on press and activists under the Sisi regime. Al Jazeera aired live from Cairo for…

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Reporters Without Borders slams storming of Al Jazeera’s Tunisia bureau

Protests broke out in Tunisia on Sunday after President Kais Saied froze parliament and dismissed the prime minister in what was described as a “coup”. Reporters Without Borders [RSF] has…

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Arab nations among worst jailers of journalists in the world

Hundreds of journalists remain behind bars for reporting the truth in several countries around the Arab World, while the region as a whole remains a dangerous place to be involved…

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