Two years after the May 11 Israeli military killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, no one has been held accountable for her death.
CPJ is now calling on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to release a timeline for the conclusion of its now 18-month investigation into the killing, on the International Criminal Court to investigate the case — as the Abu Akleh family and her employer, Al Jazeera, have requested — and on Israel to cooperate.
Last November, the U.S. Department of Justice notified Israel of the FBI investigation, and Israel said it would not cooperate with the probe. The FBI has not publicly released any findings nor has the investigation led to any statements of responsibility or arrests.
Serbian journalists and press freedom advocates have pointed to a concerning deterioration in the media’s ability to report without fear of reprisal under the country’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, who scored a sweeping parliamentary victory last December.
Critical journalists feel targeted, sometimes in orchestrated campaigns by Vučić supporters, politicians, public officials, and pro-government media.
To better understand the precarious situation for the Serbian press, CPJ spoke with eight journalists and advocates, some of whom have left the country out of fear for their safety. Read CPJ’s briefing on press freedom in Serbia.
We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
Jam Saghir Ahmed Lar
Daily Khabrain, Pakistan
Zayd Abu Zayed
Quran Radio, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Myat Thu Tan
Western News, Myanmar
Mardonio Mejía
Sonora Estéreo, Colombia
Hamza Al Dahdouh
Al-Jazeera, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Mustafa Thuraya
Freelance, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory