Tag Archives: Al-Jazeera

IndexDrawtheLine: Can art or journalism ever be terrorism?

By Farah Wael / 14 July, 2014

Three Al Jazeera journalists were among those sentenced to prison on terrorism charges.

In 1997, British journalist Robert Fisk interviewed Bin Laden. Fisk was not accused of being a terrorist, he was only doing his job. For decades, journalists have been interviewing terrorists, Continue reading

Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio

24 June 2014 Last updated at 05:04 ET

 

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BBC journalists held a silent protest in London and around the world

Hundreds of journalists have gathered in London to protest against the seven-year jail terms given to three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt.

A court in Cairo found Australia’s Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of spreading false news. Continue reading

Egypt jailing al-Jazeera journalists is another blow to freedom of expression

Too many countries are moving to prevent journalists from investigating and reporting objectively. This tide must be

Jodie Ginsberg
theguardian.com, Monday 23 June 2014 12.31 EDT
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