Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: ‘It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone – me and you.’ As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains detained in a high-security prison in the United Kingdom while the United States fights for his extradition. Assange faces 17 Espionage Act…

Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Marc Lamont Hill talks to Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary on World Press Freedom Day about reporting from Gaza. As the world marks Press Freedom Day, we turn to Gaza and the mounting toll of journalist deaths since October 7th. More than 100 media workers have been killed in the…

Jewish professor banned from US campus after arrest | Israel War on Gaza

Jewish professor banned from US campus after arrest | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed A Jewish professor who was filmed being violently arrested during an anti-Gaza war protest at Dartmouth College in the US says she had been banned from the university’s campus. Dartmouth said the ban was down to court officials and will request that ‘any errors be corrected’. Published On 3…

Apple iPhone sales plunge, as shares rise on dividend, stock buyback news | Technology

Apple iPhone sales plunge, as shares rise on dividend, stock buyback news | Technology

Sales of the iPhone fall 10 percent amid growing competition from Chinese rivals such as Huawei. Apple’s revenue has dipped for a fifth consecutive quarter, driven by the steepest decline in iPhone sales since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The California-based tech giant on Thursday reported a profit…

US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader | Drone Strikes News

US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader | Drone Strikes News

Botched strike is latest incident to raise questions about lack of accountability for civilian deaths from US strikes. The United States Department of Defense has acknowledged that a drone strike in Syria, initially said to have successfully targeted an al-Qaeda leader, actually killed a farmer. The Pentagon stated on Thursday…

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

The trial was a historic attempt at justice, marking the first time victims of the abuse that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testified in front of civilian jurors in the United States. But on Thursday, the judge overseeing the civil case in Virginia declared a mistrial,…

How US violates its own Leahy Law to ensure military support for Israel | Politics News

How US violates its own Leahy Law to ensure military support for Israel | Politics News

Washington, DC – Elderly Palestinian American Omar Assad was handcuffed, blindfolded and gagged by Israeli soldiers and left to die in a cold car park. His fatal detention in January 2022 sparked outrage and calls for accountability in the United States, with advocates urging the American government to apply the…

Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave | Israel War on Gaza News

Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave | Israel War on Gaza News

Tensions are high at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus where hundreds of police in riot gear have deployed in force, ordering peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters to leave or face arrest, less than 24 hours after their encampment was attacked by a violent pro-Israel mob. But hundreds of students,…