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‘Our eyes and ears’ in Northern Gaza: Al-Jazeera journalist receives threats from Israel over coverage

Anas Al-Sharif has been integral to the coverage of Israel’s war crimes committed in the Indonesian Hospital Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, labelled by activists and fellow journalists as their…

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Qatar’s Sheikha Moza takes on ‘distorted’ Gaza coverage as Israel strikes journalists

The IOF has targeted the press since the start of the latest war in Gaza, killing 9 journalists within a single week. Qatar’s Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has called out…

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Global journalists union to take on Israel at ICC

Israel will soon face a lawsuit at the ICC. The International Federation of Journalists( IFJ) will be a partner in a lawsuit filed against Israel following the heinous murder of…

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Norwegian journalists arrested for trespassing in Qatar released

Two journalists from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation were arrested for trespassing while on a reporting trip in Qatar. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) journalists Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani have been…

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Qatar condemns Mogadishu bombing

Qatar joined other nations in condemning an attack in the Somali capital that killed one journalist and injured several others. Doha has strongly condemned a bombing in the Somali capital…

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Sudan releases Al Jazeera bureau chief following global pressure

Sudanese soldiers had arrestedAl El Musalmi El Kabbashi on Sunday in what was seen as a further attack on freedom by the military junta. Authorities in Sudan released on Tuesday…

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US slaps ‘rare’ sanctions on Israeli firm behind Pegasus spyware as Tel Aviv distances itself

In July, non-profit organisations revealed some 50,000 people, including academics, activists and journalists, were spied on via Israel’s Pegasus programme. Washington has imposed sanctions on an Israeli firm over misuse…

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How Arab regimes used Israeli spyware to spy on activists, journalists

More than 50,000 people in 40 countries are potentially at risk due to Israel’s Pegasus spyware tool. A report published by Amnesty International found that NSO Group is licensing its…

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Where do Gulf states rank on press freedom?

Freedom of the press in the Gulf has been under international microscopes, with restrictions that cost journalists jail time, or even their lives. The brutal murder of Saudi journalist and…

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