Blinken Quietly Lobbies for Crackdown on Arabic News Media
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has reportedly lobbied the government of Qatar to crack down on free expression in the Arabic news media.
Tag Archives: Al-Jazeera
Israel Sued Over Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Following an investigation that Al Jazeera claims has uncovered new evidence regarding the fatal shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the international news network announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli military forces at the International Criminal Court.
EU Urged to Denounce Israel’s Apartheid
Leading human rights organizations have urged European Union (EU) officials to “publicly and unequivocally denounce” Israel’s disregard for international law and its apartheid system during this week’s EU-Israel Association Council meeting.
Yemen Truce Extended for Further Two Months
Antiwar campaigners applauded news that the United Nations-brokered truce in Yemen had been extended for another two months, and they called on US lawmakers to help ensure more permanent peace by passing the Yemen War Powers Resolution.
Shireen Abu Akleh Family Still Waiting for Justice
Relatives of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist shot dead by Israeli forces in occupied Palestine in May, followed up a meeting this week with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken by imploring the Biden administration to pursue justice for the slain Al Jazeera reporter.
Israel’s Killing of Journalist Sparks Calls for Probe
Human rights advocates have called for a thorough and transparent investigation after Al Jazeera and witnesses said Israeli forces shot and killed one of the network’s reporters while she was at work.
Dumping Fukushima Water into the Pacific Ocean
Nearly a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the government has decided to release more than one million tons of treated radioactive water, currently being stored at the nuclear plant, into the Pacific Ocean, despite fierce opposition from fishermen and some environmentalists.
Guerrilla Journalism: Reporting from Palestine
In Episode 3 of Guerrilla Journalism, we speak to Ibrahim Husseini, a Palestinian video journalist covering the Arab-Israeli conflict and other issues from his base in East Jerusalem
Guerrilla Journalism: Reporting from Pakistan
In Episode 1 of Guerrilla Journalism, the SNA speaks with freelance journalist Muhammad Toori about the conditions and risks of reporting from Pakistan
Stumbling into Tragedy
The group sometimes called the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) murdered freelance journalist Kenji Goto and his friend Haruna Yukawa. The various messages that ISIL sent through Goto’s voice to the world demonstrate clearly that they are listening to the debates in the world’s media, and we therefore can understand that ISIL murdered Mr. Goto in full knowledge of the humanitarian nature of his work and the fact that he personally bore no enmity toward Muslims or their causes.
