Canberra, Australia — AFP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “marvelling at the horizon” as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife has said. The 52-year-old landed in Canberra the night before, hours after pleading guilty in a US Pacific island court to a single co...
A Courage in Journalism award granted to Gaza-based Palestinian journalist Maha Hussaini has been revoked by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF). The decision follows accusations by the conservative Washington Free Beacon website that Hussaini had previously endorsed terrorist actions and shared antisemitic content on social med...
Paris, France – AFP A collaborative investigation by international media outlets on Tuesday shed light on the circumstances behind more than 100 Palestinian journalists and media workers being killed in the war on Gaza, some while wearing a press vest. A consortium led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories and involving around 50 jou...
Toronto, Canada — AFP Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children. In the United States, McCourt is best known as the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, while [&hellip...
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing significant mental health risks for adolescents. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Murthy highlighted the platforms’ role in exacerbating a youth mental health crisis and urged congressional action for regulatory measures. Experts and advocacy groups...
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has dismissed allegations made in an Israeli government-sponsored Google ad campaign as “simply untrue.” The campaign, appearing as sponsored links in searches for “UNRWA,” accuses the agency of compromising its neutrality. It links to a website making various claims, incl...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has extended the closure of the Qatari Al Jazeera television. “We will not allow the Al Jazeera terrorist channel to broadcast in Israel and endanger our soldiers,” Kahri said in a statement. The Israeli minister claimed that the ban was “unanimously adopted by the government, based...
Anadolu news agency photojournalist Fatih Aktas faced police violence while covering a Free Palestine demonstration in Brooklyn, New York. Video footage reveals Aktas being shoved by a police officer, causing him to fall to the ground and injuring his elbow. Despite the injury, Aktas persisted in covering the story with the support of his col...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the popular short video platform, despite his attempts to ban the app during his presidency. Trump’s first post on the platform was a brief 13-second clip on Saturday, seemingly recorded during his attendance at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in the state...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a third complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging war crimes against journalists in Gaza. They have accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of killing eight Palestinian journalists and injuring another between December and May. Israel’s war on Gaza has so far killed more than 100...
