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WATCH: Interview with Irene Khan on Israel’s killing of journalists and media workers in Gaza (Al-Jazeera)

Gaza: UN experts appalled by murder of Al Jazeera correspondents in Israeli strike

12 August 2025, GENEVA – The deliberate killing of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, was an attempt to silence reporting on the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in the besieged enclave, UN experts* said today,...

Al Jazeera ban represents dangerous precedent, risks contributing to impunity for human rights violations: Experts

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13 January 2025, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today urged the Palestinian Authority to immediately end its ban on Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the occupied Palestinian Territory. “We...

UN experts call for urgent medical evacuation of critically injured journalist from Gaza

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25 November 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Israeli authorities to facilitate without further delay the medical evacuation of Al Jazeera journalist Fadi Al-Wahidi, who was critically injured while covering the conflict in Gaza. “Al-Wahidi has the right...

REPORT: Global threats to freedom of expression arising from the conflict in Gaza

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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression examines the impact of the conflict in Gaza on freedom of expression globally. She highlights attacks on journalists and media restrictions,...

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