A Pakistani court has acquitted a freelance journalist who was accused of spreading false news that incited riots against Muslims in the UK. The court’s decision followed a Federal Investigation Authority report clearing Farhan Asif of the charges. Arrested in Lahore last week, Asif was initially blamed for spreading misinformation about a sta...
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday evening. He was taken into custody as he disembarked from his private jet arriving from Azerbaijan. French media sources report Durov was detained under a French arrest warrant involving allegations related to Telegram’s operatio...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has upheld the Emmy nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda. This is despite intense pressure from pro-Israel group Creative Community for Peace (CCFP). Owda, who is from Gaza, was nominated for her poignant documentary “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” which...
American documentary producer Leyla al-Arian, renowned for her work on the struggles of Palestinians, has criticized the international community’s inaction over Israeli brutality in Gaza. The executive producer of the documentary “Night Won’t End – Biden’s War on Gaza,” voiced frustration in an interview with Anadolu news. Sh...
Police in Chicago clashed with journalists during Free Palestine protests outside the Democratic National Convention In Chicago this week. Footage captured the chaos, with riot police forcibly removing demonstrators and journalists. Anadolu news agency video journalist Mostafa Bassim reported aggressive intimidation by police. He faced threat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The X account of Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef has mysteriously disappeared. The reason for the removal of his account, which had nearly 12 million followers, is unknown. Youssef said on his final post on X before the account disappeared: “Antisemitism was an accusation that used to freeze the blood on people’s vein...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Journalists in Gaza are dying at a rate far higher than other professionals, suggesting they are being deliberately targeted. “The mortality rate among journalists is much, much higher than in other civilian professions. Indeed with more than 12% of Gazan journalists dead, it’s a mortality rate that would be u...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegalese news organisations widely heeded a call on Tuesday for a news blackout to protest against economic measures by the new government which they say threaten the industry. Most newspapers did not publish and two popular private radio stations played music instead of broadcasting the news. Private television st...
Al Jazeera journalists Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Refee were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Shati refugee camp in Gaza on Wednesday. The two were reporting near the home of Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran. Israel has yet to comment on their murders, though it has previously denied targeting journalists. The Committee [&h...
Palestinian media workers held a protest in memory of journalist Mohammed Abu Daka, who was killed by Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis in the southern Gaza. In protest against being targeted by Israeli attacks, the journalists took off their “PRESS” vests, laid them on the ground and prayed for their deceased colleagues. The numbe...
