An Al Jazeera digital investigation reveals that video the Israeli army claims to show the killing of four Palestinians fighters, is in fact four unarmed Palestinian men surrendering to Israeli soldiers before being shot at close range. Subscribe to follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza war. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter…… Read More
Many German cities are seeing large scale demonstrations against the country’s far right party. The Alternative for Germany or A-F-D in recent days. The protests were sparked by reports that leading members of the party have discussed mass deportation of migrants. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane has more from Berlin. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow…… Read More
On The Listening Post this week: protests in Dhaka are about more than road safety, but the government will not let that message air. Plus, how the late Tom Wolfe inspires journalists today. Speaking the unspeakable in Bangladesh It is rare for traffic accidents to result in international headlines. But that is what happened in…… Read More
A court in Bangladesh has just sentenced seven people to death for one of the worst attacks in the country’s history. Twenty-two people died in the siege on the Holey Artisan cafe in the capital Dhaka in 2016. Nearly all the victims were foreigners. An eighth person has been acquitted. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury joins…… Read More
From fear and disillusion to hope and defiance — every Afghan woman and girl has her own take on what life is like after a year under the Taliban. Sandra Gathmann has been hearing from some, in this second episode of #AJStartHere on the road — in Afghanistan. 📣 ICYMI 📣Check out Sandra’s other episode…… Read More
With the 7 day ceasefire in Gaza over, fighting has resumed between Israel & Hamas. Caught in the middle are civilians from both sides. It’s raised questions about proportionality and accountability. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is acting in self-defence, after the attack by Hamas on October 7th. Under international law, Israel is the…… Read More
Between 1952 and 1960, Britain fought a vicious war in Kenya against the anticolonial Mau Mau movement. It was an exceptionally bloody conflict, with atrocities committed on both sides. For decades, many of the worst abuses by British colonial forces were kept hidden. Piecing together survivor testimonies and expert analysis from British and Kenyan historians,…… Read More
In January 2018, seven-year-old Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered. Her body was discovered on a rubbish heap in Kasur, Pakistan’s “child abuse capital”, sparking national outrage that reverberated across the world. Zainab’s father, Amin, channelled his grief into a fight for justice and demanded systemic change. Two years later, the government of Pakistan passed…… Read More
At least two people have been killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh’s capital, as security forces fought with opposition protesters. Police have detained the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The BNP wants the government to step down and hand over power to a caretaker administration, ahead of general elections in January. Al Jazeera’s…… Read More
The main opposition party in Bangladesh and its allies staged a large rally on Monday in the capital Dhaka. They were protesting against the police crackdown on their party members, during a peaceful sit-in on Saturday. They want the government to step down and hand over power to a caretaker administration ahead of the general…… Read More
AJ’s Investigative Unit has uncovered corruption in the Maldives. Secretly filmed interviews describe how men on mopeds carried millions in cash to the Maldives’ political elite. President Abdulla Yameen and his former deputy, Ahmed Adeeb, are accused of receiving cash in bags filled with up to $1m, so much that it was “difficult to carry,”…… Read More
People have taken to the streets denouncing “crimes against humanity” whether in Beirut or across the country. There is anger as news spread of the Gaza hospital attack and high death toll. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr is live for us in Beirut, where there are protests taking place in support of Palestinians. Subscribe to our…… Read More