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The Middle East and North Africa Program @pressfreedom . لجنة حماية الصحفيين - الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا کمیته حمایت از خبرنگاران - خاورمیانه

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CPJ MENA
2 months
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Israeli soldiers assaulted @AJArabic reporter Ismail Al-Ghoul @ismail_gh2 , detained him and other journalists at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, and calls for their immediate release.
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"This threat is a reminder of the ugly censorship Iran imposes on journalists in Iran and abroad. Iranian authorities should stop targeting media and allow them to report freely on issues affecting its citizens lives." -- @CPJMENA Program Coordinator @sherifmnsour
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حسام الدین آشنا Hosamoddin Ashena
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هشدار به کاگزاران ایرانی‌تبار رسانه‌های فارسی‌زبان هشدار داده می‌شود از مشارکت در جنگ روانی مربوط به هواپیمای اوکراینی و همکاری با ایران‌ستیزان خودداری کنند.
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6 journalists killed over the weekend raises toll to 48. Yesterday was the second-deadliest day for journalist deaths in the war, with 5 killed, only surpased by the #IsraelGazaWar 's first day, October 7, which saw 6 journalists killed. See the full list:
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“CPJ is deeply alarmed by the pattern of journalists in Gaza reporting receiving threats, and subsequently, their family members being killed,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour.
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#Update : Today, Mohammed Abu Hatab, a correspondent for the local channel Palestinian TV, was killed along with 11 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike in #Gaza . Up until now, 36 journalists have been killed in the #Israel - #Gaza war.
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It has been 100 days since Israeli forces shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh. Multiple eyewitnesses and investigations have said that an IDF soldier fired the bullet. The US must fully and transparently investigate her death. #JusticeforShireen
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@sherifmnsour "این تهدید یادآور سانسور زشتی است که #ایران به خبرنگاران داخلی و خارجی اعمال می‌کند. مقامات ایرانی باید به هدف قراردادن رسانه‌ها پایان و اجازه دهندتا خبرنگاران آزادانه به پوشش اخباری بپردازند که زندگی شهروندان ایرانی را تحت تاثیر قرار می‌دهد." @sherifmnsour ، مدیربخش خاورمیانه #CPJ
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"This latest attack on a building long known by Israel to house international media raises the specter that the Israel Defense Forces is deliberately targeting media facilities in order to disrupt coverage of the human suffering in Gaza" -- @Joelcpj
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3 years
We are alarmed by this news. The alleged Iranian government's effort to surveil and plot to kidnap NY based Iranian American journalist @AlinejadMasih is both abhorrent and telling of the risks exiled journalists face, including on U.S. soil.
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Joyce Karam
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BREAKING: US Justice Dept. Charges 4 #Iran Intelligence Officers of Plot to Kidnap American Journalist. Journalist @AlinejadMasih Confirms She was the target of plot. Details:
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#Iran : As protests continue, Iranian authorities are once again cutting off access to the outside world, and Iranians from each other, by shutting down the internet.
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Update: 40 hours after #Iran implemented a near-total internet shutdown, connectivity to the outside world remains at just 5% of ordinary levels⏱ The restrictions present a direct threat to the safety and wellbeing of Iranians #IranProtests 📰
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"Iranian authorities should be ashamed of themselves for orchestrating this brutal crackdown. They only prove their failure to grasp that the attempted suppression of dissenting voices only compounds the dissent,” said @sherifmnsour
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"The killings of journalists Hamza Al Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya must be independently investigated to determine whether they were targeted, and those behind their deaths must be held accountable. The continuous killings of journalists and their family members by Israeli army…
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#Remembering Iraqi-Kurdish reporter and @RudawEnglish news anchor #ShifaGardi who was killed on February 25, 2017, by a roadside bomb while covering the Iraqi Army's offensive against the Islamic State group in western #Mosul . #PressFreedom #WPFD2018
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2 years
Iranian intelligence conspiracy theories belongs to their propaganda fiction series and not in any court of law. We hold their leaders accountable for any harm against these two journalists and the dozens more they have in custody. #IranRevoIution #MahsaaAmini #مهساامینی
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Jason Rezaian
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In a rare moment of agreement the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence & the Intelligence unit of the IRGC issued a ridiculous statement claiming journalists Niloofar Hamedi & Elahe Mohammadi are agents of the CIA, MI6, Mossad, Saudi intelligence & several other countries.
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#Lebanon : TV host @DimaSadek is receiving death and rape threats in an online harassment campaign by Hezbollah supporters since August 13, over a tweet. CPJ condemns the threats and calls the authorities to investigate them and protect Sadek.
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Dima ديما صادق
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اتعرض منذ الصباح لحملة تحريض وصلت لحد المطالبة علنا بهدر الدم،في حملة اطلقها جواد حسن نصرالله. وعليه ارجو اعتبار هذا التويت بمثابة اخباراً للسلطات اللبنانية،كما اني احمّل علناً ورسمياً قيادة حزب الله المسؤولية الكاملة لأي مكروه قد يقع علي من الآن وصاعدا.باقي التهديدات في الثريد.
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The Israeli army is making choices and those choices to use lethal force against journalists and media facilities have to be warranted and propotional. Failing to do so constitutes possible war crimes.
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@JessicaJerreat "کمیته حمایت از روزنامه‌نگاران"CPJ ضمن محکوم کردن حکم هشت سال زندان برای #علی_علینژاد، برادر خبرنگار ایرانی مقیم آمریکا @AlinejadMasih ، از حکومت جمهوری اسلامی #ایران میخواهد تا فوراً به آزارواذیت و زندانی کردن اعضای خانواده‌های خبرنگاران ایرانی خارج از کشور پایان دهد.
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We are pleased to hear that Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas has finally been released. #Egypt still has a long way to go, however. @pressfreedom has documented multiple journalists who remain in detention for simply doing their jobs.
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Among those who died in #Iraq in 2017 was @RudawEnglish news anchor Shifa Gardi, who was killed on Feb 25 by a roadside bomb in western #Mosul . She was on assignment to investigate a mass grave where #IS militants had allegedly buried hundreds of civilians
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6 years
In #Gaza today, Israel Defense Forces shot at least 7 Palestinian journalists with live rounds. Since March 30, #IDF soldiers have shot at least 22 journalists with live rounds. At least two journalists - Yaser Murtaja and Ahmed Abu Hussein - have been killed by #IDF fire.
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More journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the #Israel - #Gaza #war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year, according to a new analysis released today by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) @pressfreedom .
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1 year
Journalists should be able to cover the World Cup freely, no matter where they are from or which outlet they work with. Qatari authorities should focus on football -- not stifling press freedom.
@IranIntl_En
Iran International English
1 year
Qatar has rescinded the visas of a team of @IranIntl journalists intending to travel to Qatar to cover FIFA World Cup. The move comes as Iran's gov't has worked with Doha to "avoid possible problems" during the tournament and threatened journalists with "returning them to Iran".
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2 years
3 more journalists added to the tally: 26) Farshid Ghorbanpour, in Tehran, today. 27) Aria Jaffari, in Isfahan, today. 28) Mobin Balouch, in Baluchistan, yesterday.  We won't stop demanding their release. #Iran #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
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For the first time since the #Israel - #Gaza war started, we had 7 days pass without new reports of killed journalists. That ended today with reports of at least one journalist killed as the fight resumes.
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3 years
ان عملية المداهمة التي نفذتها قوات الأمن التونسية اليوم لمكتب قناة الجزيرة، تُعرِّض للخطر موقع البلد الرائد في مجال حرية الصحافة في المنطقة، بعد 10 سنوات من كفاح التونسيين للانتقال إلى الديمقراطية. يجب على السلطات التونسية أن تسمح فوراً ودون شروط لمكتب قناة الجزيرة في تونس بالعمل
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#ایران: #حسین_امیرعبداللهیان وزیر امور خارجه دولت #ابراهیم_رییسی در مصاحبه با رادیو ملی امریکا @NPRKelly @nprpolitics مدعی شده که در جریان اعتراضات ماه‌های اخیر در #جمهوری_اسلامی هیچ روزنامه‌نگاری بازداشت نشده است! #مهسا_امینی #زن_زندگی_آزادی
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#Yemen : Tawfiq al-Mansouri's health continues to deteriorate in prison, a source close to him told CPJ. The Houthis continue to deny him adequate health care or transfer him to a hospital. He is one of four journalists facing a Houthi death penalty.
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Iranian American journalist @AlinejadMasih says the threats and harassments she received following the incident of #SalmanRusdhie stabbing, won't stop her from reporting about her home country and made her more determined in her work. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Committee to Protect Journalists
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‘It made me more determined’: Iranian American journalist @AlinejadMasih won’t stop reporting after #SalmanRushdie stabbing
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#Egypt : Imprisoned journalist Gamal al-Gamal's health is deteriorating in Cairo's Tora Prison after he contracted #COVID19 there. Meanwhile, prison authorities are rejecting his transfer to a hospital. Al-Gamal was arrested on February 22, on anti-state and false news charges.
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DAWN Egypt
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وردنا أن الكاتب الصحفي جمال الجمل أُصيب بفيروس كوفيد 19 داخل سجن طرة، وأن حالته الصحية قد تدهورت في الوقت الذي ترفض فيه ادارة السجن تحويله للمستشفى مما يعرض حياته للخطر. نطالب الحكومة المصرية بالإفراج عنه لتمكينه من العلاج.
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#Morocco : Today, a Casablanca court postponed journalist Soulaiman Raissouni's hearing until May 18. He's been held in solitary confinement in the Oukacha Prison since his arrest on May 22, 2020. Raissouni started a hunger strike a week ago, to protest his pretrial detention.
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#Gaza : “CPJ is deeply saddened by a drone attack that injured Al-Jazeera journalist Wael Al Dahdouh and killed Samer Abu Daqqa in Khan Yunis, and the pattern of attacks on @AlJazeera journalists and their families,” said CPJ Program Director @cmdelaserna .
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#Yemen : The tragic death of Adeeb al-Janani, @BelqeesTV reporter killed today during the attack at #adenairport , shows the continuing risks Yemeni journalists face simply by doing their jobs.
@BelqeesTV
قناة بلقيس الفضائية
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قناة بلقيس تنعي استشهاد مراسلها أديب الجناني بحادثة استهداف #مطار_عدن
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#السودان: لجنة حماية الصحفيين تدين اعتقال مدير مكتب الجزيرة بالسودان المسلمي الكباشي وتطالب السلطات السودانية بالإفراج عنه فوراً دون أية شروط، وأن تضمن للصحفيين والقنوات الإخبارية القدرة على التغطية الإخبارية الحرة في هذه اللحظة الحاسمة من تاريخ البلاد.
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على الرغم من أنه تم إطلاق سراح المصور الصحفي @ShawkanZeid والمدون علاء عبد الفتاح @alaa بعد شهور من تنفيذهم لحكم السجن خمس سنوات، إلا أنهما ليسا أحرار، حيث مطالب منهم تسجيل حضورهم في مركز شرطة بين الساعة 6 مساءً و 6 صباحًا يوميًا.
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@pressfreedom Over 22 years, CPJ has documented at least 20 journalist killings by members of the IDF. Despite numerous IDF probes, no one has ever been charged or held responsible. The impunity in these cases has severely undermined the freedom of the press.
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به گفته منابع موثق #سجاد_شهرابی دوبلور و گوینده رادیو که چندی پیش دستگیر شده به‌علت فعالیت‌های خبرنگاری خواهرش #شیما_شهرابی (سردبیر وبسایت #ایران_وایر) در زندان تحت فشار است. این نخستین بار نیست که #جمهوری_اسلامی از خانواده خبرنگاران به‌عنوان اهرم فشار به آن‌ها استفاده می‌کند.…
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“We’re deeply alarmed and outraged by reports of the assault on Al-Jazeera reporter Ismail Al-Ghoul from Al-Shifa hospital and other journalists while doing their jobs reporting on the Israeli offensive on the hospital,” said CPJ Program Director @cmdelaserna . “The IDF should…
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Human Rights Organizations Urge Transparency and Accountability for Egypt’s Alleged Role in #Khashoggi ’s Murder
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#ایران: کمیته حمایت از خبرنگاران #CPJ امروز ضمن محکوم کردن اقدام نمایندگان مجلس جمهوری اسلامی در تصویب #طرح_صیانت_از_حقوق_کاربران فضای مجازی، محدود کردن دسترسی آزاد مردم به اینترنت را مغایر ارکان بین‌المللی آزادی بیان دانست و خواستار توقف فوری اجرای این طرح شد. #طرح_صیانت
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“The bomb threat against journalist @NegarMortazavi was as a crude attempt at censorship. Unfortunately, this event is just one example of the onslaught of threats & harassment that Mortazavi & other Iranian journalists face for simply doing their jobs– these threats must stop,
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⚡️ @pressfreedom awards Sudanese journalist Amal Habbani at 2018 #IPFA
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#Syria : 11 years ago today, American reporter #MarieColvin and French photojournalist #R émiOchlik were killed when a makeshift press center in Homs was struck during shelling by Syrian forces. We remember Marie and Rémi, and we still want justice.
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Ahead of the first anniversary of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, CPJ will release “Deadly Pattern” report on the killings of journalists by the Israeli military over 22 years. Please join us on May 9 in Tel Aviv & on May 10 in Ramallah. #JusticeForShireen
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#Morocco : Today, journalist Omar Radi's hearing was postponed until May 18, because he refused to participate in his trial via video call, after authorities did not transport him to court. Radi started a hunger strike over two weeks ago, to protest his pretrial detention.
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Another week, another sad milestone. Now more than 60 journalists have been detained, some released later on bail. Read their names: Names of journalists arrested in Iran's anti-state protests via @CPJMENA
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"Israel first said it lethally targeted a car carrying journalists in Gaza because there was a terrorist in the car. Now it says that the use by a journalist of a drone made it "look like" they were terrorists. Targeting of civilians is illegal. Journalists use equipment like…
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The physical attack on Mustafa Alkharouf is not a singular incident. It belongs to a pattern of physical attacks and threats by Israeli soldiers on #journalists reporting from the #WestBank and #Israel that have dramatically increased since October 7.
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Today, a group of concerned citizens will fly a banner over the #SuperBowl stadium in Atlanta for #JamalKhashoggi , the @washingtonpost columnist murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year. #JusticeForJamal
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. @ShawkanZeid cannot receive his @UNESCO award in person because he is currently held in #Egypt 's Tora Prison. This graphic shows the conditions in which he continues to live.
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Today Israeli war planes destroyed a Gaza City building housing offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera, and other offices and residential apartments, the AP and Al-Jazeera reported. The bombing completely collapsed the 12-story building.
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In October 2018, authorities arrested Pouyan Khoshhal. The reason for the journalist's arrest: his use of the word “death” instead of “martyrdom” to describe a Shiite saint in an article for the newspaper Ebtekar.
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In an interview with CPJ, @ghadaoueiss talks about being the target of hacking and social media attacks
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Even after fully serving their unjust prison terms, Egyptian journalists like @ShawkanZeid , @Alaa , & Hisham Jaafar face harsh release terms, including constant police monitoring and overnight stays in jail. #Egypt must grant them complete freedom.
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#محمد_مساعد تنها به دلیل انتشار مطالبی انتقادی در حسابهای شخصی خود در فضای مجازی از جمله #توييتر بازداشت، زندانی، تهدید و ممنوع‌الکار شده است. #CPJ
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#Morocco : At a hearing yesterday, authorities refused imprisoned journalist Soulaiman Raissouni's request for temporary release He is currently in a critical health condition as a result of his ongoing hunger strike in protest of his pretrial detention #Save_Soulaiman_Raissouni
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#Morocco : Journalist Soulaimane Raissouni's health is deteriorating in prison as he's still on a hunger strike that he started in April. Raissouni announced this week that he will stop the strike once authorities transfer him to a hospital, which still did not happen as of today.
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@hajarraissounu
hajar raissouni 🇵🇸هاجر الريسوني
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الصحفي سليمان الريسوني لم يرفع الإضراب عن الطعام بعد لأنه لم يتم نقله بعد إلى المستشفى، والسبب وفقا لما قدمته إدارة السجن من مبررات تعذر إيجاد مكان آمن من كوفيد في ابن رشد أمام امتلاء المستشفى بمرضى كوفيد. #أنقذوا_حياة_سليمان_الريسوني #الحرية_لسليمان_الريسوني
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