English News
“If we had known what would happen, we’d never have written that graffiti,” says Mouawiya Syasneh in The Boy Who Started The Syrian War, a recent Al Jazeera documentary that tells his story. Mouawiya was 14 and in the seventh grade when he sprayed anti-government slogans on a school
English News
“Torture works, OK folks? I think we should go much stronger than waterboarding, that’s the way I feel. They’re chopping off heads. Believe me, we should go much stronger.” Donald Trump, quoted in The Wall Street Journal, February 2016 In Search for the Dark Prison, a moving two-part
International
(Washington DC – 29th March, 2016) - In an interview with Al Jazeera English’s ‘UpFront’, Michael Hayden, former head of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, accused Donald Trump of having “already made Americans less safe” with his anti-Islam rhetoric. “When Mr. Trump says some of the
COMMUNIQUE
In the wake of another retrial adjournment for Al Jazeera’s Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste, Giles Trendle, Al Jazeera English’s Acting Managing Director has called the ordeal “very frustrating.” Commenting on Al Jazeera English after the court case was adjourned yet again to August 29th, Trendle
International
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre, Al Jazeera Balkans has launched a collection of documentaries, picture galleries, interactives, maps, videos, award-winning short stories and news reports all on one interactive platform. Srebrenica WEB Genocide Museum is an interactive website which allows content users access to archived
COMMUNIQUE
Al Jazeera Media Network has appointed Al Anstey as CEO of Al Jazeera America with immediate effect. Anstey replaces interim CEO Ehab Alshihabi who was responsible for launching Al Jazeera America in 2013. Anstey joined Al Jazeera in 2005 and has held a range of leadership positions with the organization,
Tchad
Al Jazeera is still demanding the release of their two Nigerian journalists who have been detained in Maiduguri by Nigerian forces for nearly four days. Ahmed Idris and producer Ali Mustafa were detained in their hotel room on Tuesday morning after returning from covering a story on the Nigerian forces
ACTUALITES
Al Jazeera Media Network condemned the invasion of Houthi rebels on its bureau in the Yemeni capital. Armed Houthis stormed the bureau in Sanaa as guards reported that the rebels destroyed security cameras, smashed the entrance door and ransacked the office contents. An Al Jazeera spokesperson said: “We condemn these
ACTUALITES
Al Jazeera has condemned a claim by President Sisi that its journalists are activists rather than impartial observers. The network has also strongly defended its coverage of an airstrike by Egypt in Libya last month, after Sisi said it had fabricated footage of dead children. Al Jazeera had strongly proven
ACTUALITES
Doha 11th March, 2015 A year-long, undercover Al Jazeera English investigation has uncovered factories across China that are still using a deadly process to manufacture jeans – and some are working with top US labels. In “Denim Blues”, 101 East finds evidence of poorly ventilated, dusty and dirty Chinese factories that
ACTUALITES
The UK’s prestigious Royal Television Society has presented its Judges’ Award to Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste, Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy. The award is given to recognise their outstanding contribution to the advancement of television journalism. The trio were put in prison by the Egyptian authorities on 29
ACTUALITES
An Egyptian court has ordered the release of detained Al Jazeera journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy on bail. Al Jazeera spokesperson Osama Saeed said: “Bail is a small step in the right direction, and allows Baher and Mohamed to spend time with their families after 411 days apart. The