In this major investigation, Al Jazeera reveals new evidence suggesting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned. This documentary centres on scientific analysis of Arafat’s personal effects, which he wore and kept close to him in his final days. Scientists from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland discover elevated levels of polonium on Arafat’s effects. Polonium…… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Protests continue across Bangladesh as tens of thousands of people call for the death penalty for convicted war criminals. One of them is Abdul Quader Mollah, who was handed a life sentence for his role in the 1971 War for Independence against Pakistan. Activists say…… Read More
Bangladesh’s Disappearing Activists: Missing in Action Political turmoil escalates in Bangladesh amid growing calls for an independent investigation into the mysterious disappearance of scores of opposition activists. The BNP, Bangladesh’s main opposition party, organised protests across the country after one of its regional leaders, Elias Ali, went missing on April 17. On 29 April, 2012,…… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe There have been more strikes and angry demonstrations in Bangladesh. Supporters of Muslim parties are protesting against moves to execute their leaders for war crimes committed during the 1971 civil war. Al Jazeera’s Ali Mustafa reports. At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people’s lives.…… Read More
FBI agents in the U.S. state of Florida have conducted a criminal search of former president Donald Trump’s home. It’s seen as a significant escalation of the federal investigation into whether Trump illegally removed classified documents from the White House, as he was leaving office in January last year. Trump criticised the raid, calling it…… Read More
Anger over a viral video of a woman being stripped, beaten and sexually assaulted by nine men in Bangladesh, as she begged for mercy, has brought thousands of people to the streets. Demonstrators are now demanding justice for women who have been raped and sexually assaulted, and an end to what they say is a…… Read More
Unfortunately industrial accidents are too common in Bangladesh. In the latest incident, dozens of people were killed in a fire and explosion at a container port near the city of Chattogram. It’s estimated industrial accidents have killed more than 2,000 people in the country during the past two decades. So are companies and the government…… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh have been staging daily protests in the heart of the capital Dhaka. They are demonstrating against the decisions of a war crimes tribunal that was set up to investigate those accused of abuses during Bangladesh’s so called war…… Read More
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered a criminal network colluding with the security forces of Bangladesh which is profiting from powerful links with the country’s prime minister. Our investigation found evidence that General Aziz Ahmed, head of the Bangladesh Army, helped criminals to evade justice and make money from state corruption. Al Jazeera’s Will Thorne…… Read More
The United Nations has said that information it had gathered showed that the shots that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11 was fired by Israeli forces. “All information we have gathered … is consistent with the finding that the shots that killed Abu Akleh and injured her colleague Ali Sammoudi came…… Read More
In the weeks since Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from government, he has been conducting an aggressive campaign – on the ground and online – to get himself back into office. And it has put the country’s media outlets in a difficult position, especially when reporters remain beholden to who really runs…… Read More
Israeli security forces have killed three Palestinians in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from Palestinian Authority (PA). “Three citizens were martyred as a result of direct shooting by Israeli forces in the city of Nablus,” the ministry said in a statement.…… Read More