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Anealla

@anealla

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Europe editor at Al Jazeera. Views my own. safdaran @aljazeera .net/anealla @protonmail .com for pitches/tips

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Don't ask why they clung to the plane. Ask why the plane took off.
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Turn your sound on. The baby screaming, the journalist desperately telling people what she’s seeing. Hell. Don’t stop talking about Gaza.
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They asked the displaced people to go to Rafah! Now there is a bombings next to Al-Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, very close to us!!!!
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Israel has rounded up kids, men and women in Gaza - stripping, blindfolding and handcuffing them, taking them in trucks for torture sessions in warehouses. Two boys & a 40-year-old share their harrowing testimony. @MaramGaza @LinahAlsaafin report 🧵
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“They have this unbelievable racism. They really hate us,” Nader said. “This isn’t about Hamas. This is about wiping us all out. This is about a genocide, signed off by [US President] Biden.”
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Yes Biden has won, but let’s not forget the important story today. Nigel Farage just lost £10,000
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According to him, Israeli soldiers numbered them. “They kept saying, ‘You are all Hamas.’ They wrote numbers on our arms. My number was 56,” he said.
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In a comment piece about racism, The Guardian confuses one Black MC for another and uses a picture of Kano for Wiley.
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The first doctors to die of coronavirus while on the frontlines of the UK's epidemic were minorities who gave their lives to the British people. Their profiles on @AJEnglish Credit to @ainajkhan for making many difficult calls to learn more about them.
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What will it take for the world's media to condemn this? Imagine if Shireen was Ukrainian and the police you see here are Russian.
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"The Israeli army is asking people if they are Christian or Muslim. If you’re Muslim you weren’t allowed in." - @ajimran Israeli occupation forces are attacking Palestinians during the funeral of killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
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“Oh my God, did you hear that? That’s the hospital. Oh my God, are you guys hearing this? No, no, no, this is really bad. Are you guys seeing this? This is right behind the hospital. For 5 days, this drone did not leave the sky of this area. We’re looking at a tragedy right now.”
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An Israeli air strike hit an area near the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza while Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud was live on air.
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After five days, a dozen people including Nader and his son were released. No reasons were given for the ordeal. Some people didn’t return from the torture sessions, said Nader. “We would hear their screams and then nothing.”
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In the warehouse, groups of soldiers would suddenly start beating one person while the others were forced to listen to screams of pain. If any of the men and teenagers nodded off from exhaustion, soldiers poured cold water on them.
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Israeli soldiers are accused of taking more than 100 people captive for days. They reportedly threatened to kill them, robbed their IDs, money and phones. They are accused of beating Palestinian men and boys for hours while they were blindfolded.
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At a time when many are starving in Gaza and food is impossible to come by, soldiers threw what little food the Zindah family had away, before loading 14-year-old Mahmoud (14) and his father onto a truck.
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Nader Zindah made sure his son Mahmoud was on his lap, terrified of being separated. “I don’t want to lose my child, nor do I want my son to lose his father,” he said.
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Before they were forced inside the warehouse, Israeli female soldiers came and spat on the men, said another survivor, 14-year-old Mohammed Odeh.
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“One of the soldiers said I looked like his nephew and that this nephew was killed in front of his grandmother who was taken hostage by Hamas and that the soldiers will slaughter us all,” young Mahmoud said.
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Al Jazeera instructs its legal team to urgently refer the case of Samer AbuDaqa’s assassination to the ICC prosecutor. The legal file will also encompass recurrent attacks and incitement against Al Jazeera crews in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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"Today 'immigrants' is a dirty word, it's ridiculous." My interview with @Harryslaststand who at 94, having fought against the Nazis, is now going to tour refugee camps and rally much-needed empathy for today's war victims
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Blandine as she left mass: "I'm voting Le Pe to piss people off. I don't believe she'll solve anything, I just want to piss people off."
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Unsurprisingly, Wiley, who told British Asian pop star Jay Sean “I will throw Bombay potatoes on you”, “Your mum makes a dodgy korma” and “I will slap off your dad’s turban”, in 2011, is an unhinged racist. But he still was made an MBE in 2017.
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BBC journalists have accused the broadcaster of bias in a letter sent to Al Jazeera. Among their concerns - that the broadcaster invests greater effort in humanising Israeli victims compared with Palestinians and omits key context in coverage. 🧵
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Without Mohammed Balousha, the world would not know about one of the most harrowing stories of Israel’s war on Gaza. He is the journalist who filmed the premature babies who were left to decompose in hospital. Targeting journalists is a war crime.
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Palestinian journalist Mohammed Balousha has been shot by an Israeli sniper in Gaza
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“The Palestinians are delighted, absolutely delighted to see a friend like Ireland, somebody standing by them” What’s behind Ireland’s support for Palestine? A brief history by @Ruairi_Casey for @AJEnglish
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A potential weapon to kill minorities, a tool to spread hate and great territory to explore nonsense conspiracy: How the far right has welcomed coronavirus with open arms by @ColborneMichael for @AJEnglish
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. @ggreenwald : What If All Victims of War Received the Media Attention of Manchester Victims? via @democracynow
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“I thanked him for teaching me how to be a decent human being while hearing his last breaths.” Thank you John, for sharing Harry with us. @Harryslaststand
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Agathe as she left mass: I'll vote Le Pen because I'm against the loosening of values, opening of borders, Europeanisation and globalisation
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A look through Jack Merritt,'s tweets (the 25-year-old killed in the London Bridge attack) shows how rare he was. Advocated for prisoners, rallied against racism, disaster capitalism. Gone too soon. Rest in power...
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Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa confirmed as killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza. If you call yourself a journalist, do not fail to include these crucial 11 words in your stories, obits and posts: Medical teams were prevented by Israeli forces from immediately reaching him.
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THREAD: I’m starting a thread with journalism opportunities in the UK aimed at improving representation in media. These jobs/funds specifically call on minorities to apply. My DMs will be open for a while if you want yours included.
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'When it's white terrorism it's just a tragedy' After massacre at shisha bars in Germany, critics decry media double standard in covering attacks by far-right suspects. @AJEnglish
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Al Jazeera’s statement on the killing of Samer Abu Daqqa: Al Jazeera urges the international community, media freedom organisations, and the ICC to take immediate action to hold the Israeli government and military accountable for these acts of carnage and crimes against humanity
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As part of the French government’s proposed anti-separatism bill, refusing a doctor from the opposite sex will be punished with 5 years in jail and a €75k fine, according to the interior minister
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Dans @lavoixdunord , Gérald Darmanin annonce que le délit de séparatisme punira de 5 ans de prison celles et ceux qui refusent de se faire soigner par un médecin d'un autre genre. Le libre choix du médecin par son patient est pourtant inscrit dans le code de déontologie (art 6)
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Marie, left and Penda, right just after voting in the 10th arrondissement: We voted Macron to oppose racism
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Almost 1,000 people killed as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, and yet it's not the top news story across most mainstream media.
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Which news organisations have broken the news of Israel killing Al Jazeera’s Samer Abudaqa? Where are the push notifications? Where is the urgency? Where is the solidarity? Where is the outrage? His horrific death is confirmed, what’s stopping you?
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Some personal news! I’m so excited to share that my new role at Al Jazeera is Digital Editor for Europe. I’m looking for diverse freelance reporters to tell untold stories, file breaking news and write smart features. Email in bio @weblackjournos @BJCUK1 @WritersofColor @sajahq
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Israeli forces have urinated on Palestinians and made them act like animals, while children were attacked by army dogs. Unrwa also says women were photographed and filmed while naked and subject to inappropriate touching.
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The Arabic library in Berlin set up by refugees who lost their books. @AJEnglish
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Aka: Macron is not my candidate, but I'm voting for him to oppose Le Pen. She's trying to mask her racism but it's in the party's genes.
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The moment Macron was announced president (posting now because huge crowds sent internet spiraling) #Presidentielle2017
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Syria Al Saleh at Macron's celebration in Paris: "We'd like to be like the French. We asked for a new president. We got one million dead."
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Manu and Jeremy at the Macron celebration: We're super excited, it's amazing. Le Pen is racist, she's not our France
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Thousands wait with anticipation for France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Louvre
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Most analysts/experts quoted by the media on Russia/Ukraine are men. If you have suggestions for women who are happy to be contacted by journalists, please post under this tweet...
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An Iraqi refugee remembers the day a US air strike in Mosul killed his... Father, 65 Mother, 53 Three brothers, 28, 25 and 19 Three sisters, 32, 30 and 21 Two sisters-in-law, 22 and 16 Nephew, 1 And niece, six months @RichardHardigan for @AJEnglish
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Women with their children try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul [Photo: @Reuters ]
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Hello! I’m seeking (print) pitches on Europe and looking for exclusive, investigative reportage from the ground, insightful features, interviews, and analysis – stories that put people at the heart of a narrative and hold power to account. Email in bio, happy to workshop ideas.
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After Israel announced it was bombing Gaza’s al-Jalaa tower, families had mere minutes to evacuate. Only one elevator was working. At the same time, journalists in media offices desperately tried to save their cameras. The story of today’s bombing:
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“I am Nidal Ibrahim from Aleppo, I am 37 years old, and I am dying.” A Syrian teacher and father of three among the thousands trapped on the Belarus-Polish border tells his story.
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"no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well"
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Video: People run on tarmac of Kabul international airport as a US military aircraft attempts to take off.
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“A blatant murder violating international norms” - Al Jazeera’s statement on Israel’s killing of Sherine Abu Aqla
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Marie Josiane: I'm voting Macron mainly to oppose Le Pen. The first problem he has to address is the same we've had for years - unemployment
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Croatian police have strip-searched female refugees (including a 13-year-old), beaten men, attacked groups of migrants for fun and cut up passports, say those stranded in Bosnia. @MersihaGadzo for @AJEnglish
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“What is happening now in Ukraine is the continuation of Russia’s policy,” says the Syrian artist who painted a mural in solidarity with Ukraine in Idlib. By @AliHajSuleiman for @AJEnglish
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Kids celebrating at Macron's celebration party to the theme song: I'm an alien, I'm an Englishman in Paris
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- In the UK, black males 4.2 times more likely to die from coronavirus than white males; black females 4.3 times more likely. - Pakistani, Bangladeshi and mixed ethnicities also more at risk - ONS says socio-economic disadvantage a factor
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Diego, student, 19: Macron is a repulsive person, I don't like his neoliberal policies. But I'll vote for him against my will to stop Le Pen
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My latest: @RamseyOrta , harassed since Eric Garner police killing video, heads to jail. @ShaunKing @StanleyCohenLaw
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US prison guards who 'boiled' Darren Rainey, a schizophrenic Black man, to death won't be charged
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The Dutch government has quit after thousands of families were wrongly made to repay child benefits. Some were picked out “as a result of ethnic profiling by bureaucrats who picked out their foreign-looking names”.
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At last night's Macron party near the Louvre. A Senegalese man sings "I'm an alien, I'm an illegal alien, I'm an Englishman in Paris"
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My latest from France: 91-year-old Roma Holocaust survivor Raymond Gureme warns of civil war if Marine Le Pen wins
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‘Our village is dead’: The devastating toll of Greece’s wildfires @PaleologosNick reports for @ajenglish from Evia, Greece’s second-largest island and home to the biggest fire front, and documents the crisis across the country with these haunting photos
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Dear Freelancers, I'm looking for pitches (news and features) related to Afghanistan from Europe - from exclusives on evacuations to smart analysis/character-driven stories on the refugee situation. Email in bio. Also happy to discuss angles, rates etc on DM.
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Kenza: I voted Melenchon in the first round. I will vote for Macron because I just cant vote for Le Pen. She doesn't represent my values.
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"The virus has become a justification to express prejudice and hate" Coronavirus prompts 'hysterical, shameful' Sinophobia in Italy @yuebli for @AJEnglish
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Nanya: I'm voting Macron. He defends immigration and gives opportunities to everyone. Le Pen is hard especially on immigrants. It upsets me.
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. @lilyallen draws wrath of racists after switching avatar to Iraqi flag following Baghdad bombing, & supporting BLM
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My latest: @Harryslaststand on why Trump could be the next Hitler, growing up in poverty, refugees and more
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Seeking new writers for . Email in bio. cc @WritersofColour @WritersofColor
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'No one can dry our tears today' More than 200 people killed, 450 injured in Sri Lanka massacre targeting Christian minority, tourists on Easter @ShereenaQazi and @DilrukshiH for @AJEnglish
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In the Czech Republic, the Roma community is in mourning. Stanislav Tomas ('Czech George Floyd') died after police knelt on his neck for more than six minutes. His mother has Alzheimer's and still does not know he has passed. @TGosCEE for @AJEnglish
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Samar Sinjab Abdel Sattar Airoud Tahsin Khrisat Abdulghani Makki Ghvont Mouradian Several Arab doctors in Italy paid the ultimate sacrifice as they tried to save coronavirus patients @stef_dgn profiles some who died on the frontlines, for @AJEnglish
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I’m looking for Europe-based freelance journalists who can file breaking news in an instant and write news analysis for Al Jazeera. Please email me (address in bio) with your location, links to recent work, availability and languages. Please RT Cc @WritersofColour @WritersofColor
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A Senegalese man celebrating at the Macron celebration #Presidentielle2017
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In Greece, there are creeping fears of a crackdown on press freedom, with reports of spying on journalists, a new law banning 'fake news' and as a bullied Dutch reporter flees the country in fear @katymfallon reports
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This is so harrowing to watch. A refugee boat is sinking, a mother is calling out, 'Where is my baby, I lose my baby!'. The six-month-old baby boy, Joseph, was rescued, but died hours later.
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Escuchad el sonido del naufragio que vivimos ayer. El grito desesperado de una madre en busca de su bebé de 6 meses de vida, en medio del caos. Le recuperamos del mar en parada respiratoria,remontó, pero horas más tarde su pequeño cuerpo no resistió. Ella es la madre de Joseph💔
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Last week, an Israeli attack flattened a family home in Gaza. Al-Hassan Mattar, his father Weam, sister Tala, their grandmother and others seeking shelter there were killed. @AbubakerAbedW remembers his friend Al-Hassan, a 21-year-old Liverpool fan.
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'She went to school to learn but left in blood-soaked clothes." Teenage students are buried in a Hazara district of Kabul after their school was attacked. @ShereenaQazi for @AJEnglish
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Exploited at every turn: The lives of Italy's Chinese prostitutes Harrowing long read by @AglaiaTalia and Antonello Mangano for @AJEnglish
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Francois: I voted blank. The candidates don't represent me. Foreigners and Roma are the problem. They come here, don't work, get everything.
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Some of the places, communities where 'social distancing' is not an option: Gaza African migrants in Italy Refugees in Greece Kibera dwellers Bangladesh
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“No one hears our voices” A five-year-old Syrian girl is feared to have died on a Greek islet. The dozens of refugees with her body remain stranded, awaiting rescue. ⁦ @katymfallon ⁩ and ⁦ @f_grillmeier ⁩ report for ⁦ @AJEnglish
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