Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 28, 2015
"The real question is: Why is the [Iran] deal being pursued?" the renowned linguist and political commentator asks in a discussion with Antonio Mora on Al-Jazeera America. "What exactly is the threat of Iran?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 8, 2015
A top-secret document provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden shows that the U.S. government labeled a prominent journalist a member of al-Qaida and put him on a watch list of suspected terrorists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
"I AM FREE," reads a tweet by Baher Mohamed, one of three colleagues who had been imprisoned under accusations of falsifying news. The court has scheduled further proceedings for Feb. 23. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 2, 2015
Peter Greste, an Australian journalist working for Aljazeera English, has been released from an Egyptian prison after a 400-day ordeal in which he was jailed merely for reporting the news. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 2, 2015
On Sunday afternoon Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, who along with two colleagues had been jailed for more than a year by the Egyptian government, was winging his way to Cyprus to eventually return to his family in Australia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 29, 2015
Four Al-Jazeera journalists have been sitting in an Egyptian prison for more than a year because they dared to report on the coup orchestrated by Egypt's current president, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
Some police officers in St. Louis County, Mo., have apparently taken longer than others to notice that the whole world is watching them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 14, 2014
Riot police dispersed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday night. Among 16 people arrested were two journalists, Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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The U.N. spokesman's breakdown in a live interview allowed audiences to feel the visceral anguish that can overcome witnesses of the atrocity in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
Shortly after Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman publicly accused Al-Jazeera of airing "anti-Semitic" propaganda, the media outlet's offices in Gaza reportedly "came under fire" Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 26, 2014
Egypt sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists this week to severe prison terms, in court proceedings that observers described as "farcical." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 23, 2014
The principle of free speech was savaged as Egypt's judiciary sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists with up to a decade in prison on charges of aiding terrorists and endangering national security. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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