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2025-12-30 18:40
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Detention of Jordanian journalist Mohammad Faraj and erosion of free expression
BEIRUT—As 2025 draws to a close, the continued detention of Jordanian journalist and political writer Mohammad Faraj remains unresolved and deeply troubling.
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2025-08-24 18:39
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: Gaza killings mirror Israel’s decades of crimes against press, rights activist says
Sherif Mansour says the bullet that silenced Shireen Abu Akleh now echoes across Gaza
TEHRAN – The systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces represents a calculated assault not just on individuals, but on the very essence of truth-telling in conflict zones.
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2025-08-20 20:42
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: American filmmaker exposes Israel’s war on Palestinian journalists
Robert Greenwald says wearing press vests in Gaza does not protest journalists but make them targets
TEHRAN - In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, American filmmaker Robert Greenwald sheds light on the untold stories of Palestinian journalists who have been systematically silenced during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
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2025-06-01 22:58
By Sahar Dadjoo
Project Esther: Trump’s blueprint to crush Palestine advocacy
TEHRAN— A subtle yet pervasive campaign jeopardizing the foundation of free speech and democratic dissent has emerged in the shadow of America's political theater. Project Esther is more than just a policy initiative. It was designed by the Heritage Foundation and is now part of the Trump administration's second term.
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2025-05-24 20:33
Pentagon puts new limits on reporters
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administration restrictions placed on the press.
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2025-05-19 22:54
By Sahar Dadjoo
Gaza media blackout deepens as Israeli strikes kill five more journalists
TEHRAN – The killing of journalists in Gaza has reached an unprecedented and alarming scale, as highlighted by the recent report from the Palestine Chronicle detailing the deaths of five more journalists in Israeli airstrikes, bringing the confirmed total to at least 219 Palestinian journalists and media workers as of May 19, 2025.