ISTANBUL (AA) – The number of journalists killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict has risen to 23, an international press freedom group has revealed. In a statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that the Israel-Palestine crisis has taken a “severe toll” on journalists, adding that among the dead are 19 Palestinian, thr...
– RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Scores of Palestinian activists continue to complain about bias by social media platforms as they face growing restrictions, with much of their content being blocked or removed. The activists said social media platforms have intensified monitoring of Palestinian content and blocked accounts that show sy...
– RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in northern Gaza. Journalist Mohammad Balousha, who worked with local news website “Palestine Today,” was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Saftawi neighborhood in northern Gaza. The airstrike...
LONDON (AA) – The BBC has launched investigations into journalists working for its Arabic service in the Middle East over social media posts “justifying” killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas, according to local media reports. The British public service broadcaster has taken action after people questioned the impartiality of ...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Israel was behind cross-border rocket fire that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera, the Lebanese army has said. “The Israeli enemy fired a rocket shell that hit a civilian car belonging to a media team, leading to the death of Issam Abdallah,” a Reuters [&hell...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A Reuters journalist was killed Friday and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said. A group of journalists from different media outlets was near the village of Alma al-Shaab, close to the border with Israel, when they were [&hellip...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – At least eight journalists have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, the Palestinian enclave’s press office said on Wednesday. Two others have gone missing. The office in a statement said the slain journalists were Said al-Tavil, Muhammed Subh, Hisham en-Nawacihe, Ibrahim Lafi, Muhammed Cergun, Muhammed...
PARIS (AA) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have said that two Palestinian photojournalists have been killed near Gaza. The Paris-based group said the photojournalists were killed while covering Israel’s response to Hamas’s Operation Al Aqsa Flood. The group has condemned the killings and urged the parties to protect reporte...
NEW DELHI – Indian police raided more than 30 locations in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, targeting the homes of journalists, including the office of news portal NewsClick. In the evening, police said they have arrested Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, under stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act....
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian director and screenwriter Nawras Abu Saleh continues to use his camera to wage cultural resistance against Israeli occupation. Saleh spoke to the media about his short film, “Al Qeeq,” which is about the life of Muhammad Al Qeeq. It earned significant attention and positive feedback at the 69th Cannes Film Fes...