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Palestine’s president awards slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Star of Jerusalem medal

Israeli forces attacked mourners carrying the journalist’s casket as they left the St Joseph Hospital. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave the family of murdered Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh the…

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Israel kills veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Born in Jerusalem, the renowned reporter was at the forefront of the coverage of the ongoing crimes committed against Palestinians by the apartheid state. Israeli forces have killed Al Jazeera…

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Mother of US journalist detained in Syria seeks Qatar’s help

Analysts believe the Gulf state’s possible role in securing the release of the journalist can be a challenge, given its staunch refusal to normalise with the Bashar Al Assad regime.…

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Sudan’s security forces release Al-Araby TV journalists

Sudan’s security forces released four journalists on Friday, who work for the Qatari-funded television network, after arresting them and detaining them for hours. Sudan’s security forces raided Al-Araby Television’s office…

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Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera journalist

Egypt is one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, with many spending years behind bars and in solitary confinement without being formally charged or tried. Egypt has extended the…

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Norwegian journalist arrested for assault in Qatar days after reporters detained for trespassing

A third journalist was arrested for assaulting a member of the public. A third Norwegian journalist has been arrested in Doha after assaulting a member of the public, as a…

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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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Al Jazeera Sudan bureau chief arrested in Khartoum

The Qatar-based network has often been the target by authoritarian regimes. Sudanese security forces raided the home of Qatar-based Al Jazeera’s Sudan bureau chief, Al Musalami Al Kabashi, and arrested…

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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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