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Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel on Tuesday shut down US news agency the Associated Press’s live feed from Gaza, two weeks after it ordered the closure of Al Jazeera. The AP said Israeli authorities accused the news agency of violating its ban on Al Jazeera, which was targeted based on a new Israeli law […]
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisian security forces stormed the bar association in Tunis and arrested lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani after she made comments on television about the state of the country, her lawyers said. The arrest late on Saturday was covered live by the France 24 news channel, which said it was forced [&helli...
Israeli police raided the office of Al Jazeera television in Jerusalem and confiscated its equipment. Al Jazeera has an office in Israel and a team of correspondents working year-round. The move came shortly after a government decision to shut down the broadcaster. Israel does not give international journalists free access to Gaza and so far...
Tunis, Tunisia – – AFP Tunisian journalists and opposition figures have voiced alarm about a surge of prosecutions since President Kais Saied issued a decree outlawing what authorities deem to be “false news”. Rights groups and lawyers say the measure stifles dissent in the North African country that was the birthplace ...
Nearly 60 journalism professors have urged the New York Times to conduct an independent review of its report alleging Hamas fighters’ involvement in rape and brutality against women. The story titled ‘Screams Without Words’ was published last Dec. 28. The professors from leading US universities have expressed concerns over the i...
Baltimore, United States – AFP Baltimore Banner reporter Matti Gellman is first to leap in with questions during a recent press appearance by Maryland’s state governor and celebrity chef Jose Andres at an urban farm. With her notebook wedged under her arm and a Banner-branded baseball cap on her head, Gellman is launching her caree...
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — AFP In her photography studio in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Aku Sharsheeva tried unsuccessfully to connect to TikTok this week. “Nothing loads. There are no videos,” the 22-year old told AFP, showing an error message displayed on the app’s home page. The Central Asian country this week blocked the ...
Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Salem has won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award with a poignant image of Inas Abu Maamar grieving over her niece’s body in war-torn Gaza. Five-year-old Saly was killed by an Israeli strike alongside her mother and sister. Salem’s snapshot was taken at Nasser Hospital morgue in Khan Y...
The New York Times has issued an internal memo advising journalists to limit the use of terms like “genocide” and “occupied territory” in the newspaper’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza. Written by Times editors Susan Wessling and Philip Pan, it discourages the use of specific terms, which some staff see as favor...
Major U.S. news outlets have called on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to commit to participating in debates for the November election. Despite the ongoing primary season, both candidates have secured enough delegates for their respective party nominations. The Commission on Presidential Debates has already set dates for...
