May 13 Israeli police beat pallbearers at journalist’s funeral, casket dropped By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli police pushed and beat pallbearers during the funeral for slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, causing them to briefly drop the casket. Continue reading
May 11 Veteran Al Jazeera journalist shot and killed by Israeli forces, according to journalists on scene By Joseph Krauss, Fares Akram, Associated Press The broadcaster and a reporter who was wounded in the incident blamed Israeli forces. Continue reading
Nov 14 Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press The development comes after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country. Continue reading
Jun 24 After demands aired, solution to Qatar crisis seems far off By Josh Lederman and Adam Schreck, Associated Press Faced with a sweeping set of demands, Qatar insisted Friday it can indefinitely survive the economic and diplomatic steps its neighbors have taken to try to pressure it into compliance. Continue reading
Jan 13 Al Jazeera America announces it will shut down by end of April By Joshua Barajas The American arm of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network will shut down on April 30, less than three years it debuted as an alternative in the world of cable broadcast news. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:31 Why is Iran holding a U.S. journalist? By PBS News Hour With a court ruling that two Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned in Egypt for more than a year will be released on bail, Judy Woodruff looks at a new survey of press freedom and abuses around the world. Chief… Continue watching
Feb 12 Egyptian court grants bail to Al Jazeera journalists By Joshua Barajas An Egyptian court has freed two detained Al Jazeera journalists on bail after a retrial overturned a previous verdict that had found them guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamic group. Continue reading
Feb 04 Egypt sentences 230 people to life in prison for violent protests By Larisa Epatko A court in Egypt on Wednesday handed down life sentences to 230 people for participating in the 2011 uprising that forced longtime leader President Hosni Mubarak to resign. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:58 What’s next for two Al Jazeera journalists still imprisoned in Egypt? By PBS News Hour After the release of Peter Greste, Jeffrey Brown talks to Borzou Daragahi of the Financial Times in Cairo about the intense international pressure put on Egypt to release the jailed Al Jazeera journalists, and the decision to impose a mass… Continue watching