AFP photographer covering Turkey protests freed from jail
An AFP photographer who was arrested covering Turkey's most extreme protests in over 10 years was released from an Istanbul...
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Turkey ramps up media clampdown due to coverage of protests
Turkey ramped up its clampdown on the media coverage of protests since the mayor of Istanbul's arrest, deporting a journalist...
Al Jazeera reporter among two journalists killed in Gaza attacks
An Al Jazeera correspondent and another Palestinian journalist were killed in separate attacks on Gaza, raising the total number of...
Al Jazeera correspondent one of two journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Two Palestinian journalists have been killed in different attacks on Gaza, which brings the death toll of press workers killed...
Turkey: At least 10 journalists arrested following Imamoglu jailing
Protests have erupted across Turkey after the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, with journalists arrested and opposition social media...
Israeli initiative will crack down on Palestinian content online
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the inauguration of an initiative, which is aimed at monitoring Palestinian content online, The...
Al Jazeera ban extended by Israel for another 60 days
An Israeli court has extended a ban on Al Jazeera for another 60 days, prolonging the closure of its offices...
Journalist expelled by Swiss authorities despite federal rejection of entry ban
Swiss authorities detained and ultimately expelled the Palestinian journalist, Ali Abunimah, even though federal agencies rejected a prohibition on his...
Court in Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 60 days
A court in Israel has maintained a ban on Al Jazeera, extending the closure of its offices in the occupied...
193 journalists killed by Israeli forces since October 2023
A minimum count of 193 journalists were killed in Gaza since Israel began its war on the Palestinian enclave in...
Palestinian Authority detains Al Jazeera journalist
A well-known Al Jazeera journalist was reportedly detained by the Palestinian Authority whilst covering day one of the ceasefire between...
Israel second highest jailer of journalists, report finds
Israel was the second highest jailer of journalists in 2024, according to a annual report from the press freedom organisation,...
Israeli military hardens media rules over possible war crimes prosecution
The Israeli military has introduced new limitations on the press coverage of soldiers who are on active combat duty, as...
Syria’s new government lifts Assad’s internet restrictions
Syria’s communications ministry has declared that internet restrictions imposed by the former Assad regime have been lifted, with numerous websites...
Israel’s closure of Al Jazeera West Bank office extended
Israeli authorities have extended a closure order for Al Jazeera’s Ramallah office in the occupied West Bank on January 7th,...
Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera amid incitement claims
The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of Al Jazeera broadcasts and claimed the company is responsible for incitement, as...
Palestinian Authority orders the suspension of Al Jazeera broadcasts
The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of Al Jazeera broadcasts and on January 2nd, claimed the company is responsible...
Israel responsible for one third of journalist killings in 2024
Israel killed a third of the 54 journalists killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession...
Haim Bresheeth: UK police arrest Israeli for “hate speech”
Jewish academic Haim Bresheeth has been arrested by UK police following a speech at a pro-Palestine demonstration in London, during...
Gaza: Three more journalists killed in Israeli attacks
Three more Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza after Israeli attacks on the 27th of October, according to the...
