[42], Al Jazeera has been criticized for being Qatari state media. The channel was banned from covering the pilgrimage to Mecca the following year and was later barred from the country except to cover special events, with special permission. Al Jazeera has been criticized for being Qatari state media In 2010, U.S. State Department internal communications released by WikiLeaks as part of the 2010 diplomatic cables leak said that the Qatari government manipulates Al Jazeera coverage to suit the country’s political interests. In an unrelated development, two female Al Jazeera America employees (executive vice-president for human resources Diana Lee and executive vice-president for communications Dawn Bridges) had resigned that week. Now it is bent. Al Jazeera has a large audience, but the organization (particularly its original Arabic channel) has been criticized for its alleged involvement in controversies ranging from slanted journalism to anti-Israel bias. Al Jazeera reported that the last two test matches (Sri Lanka v Australia in 2016 and India v Sri Lanka in 2017) played at Galle were fixed by bookmakers who were seen bribing the groundsman at Galle. But it will probably be quite painful for you to have to read anything from Al Jazeera. The wave of protests in the Arab world has highlighted the power of Al-Jazeera, which has unparalleled influence in the Middle East. Rajab said, "Al Jazeera's intentional ignoring ... coverage of Bahrain protests makes me strongly believe that we need channels that are sponsored by people rather than by regimes. Trump doesn’t actually have a Muslim ban. Al Jazeera reportedly praised Abdel-Rahman, saying that he "defended human rights" and "rejected tyranny". Several Algerian cities lost power on 27 January 1999, reportedly to keep residents from watching a program in which Algerian dissidents implicated the Algerian military in a series of massacres. “It is illegal in 38 African countries — Senegal being one of them,” she said. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or … [101] Contrary to allegations, including those by Donald Rumsfeld on 4 June 2005, Al Jazeera has never shown beheadings; beheadings have appeared on a number of other websites, and have sometimes been misattributed to the organization. In an interview, they said that it was linked to their resistance to pressure to provide biased coverage of the civil war. The news organization, in turn, said it will take legal action. Al Jazeera has been criticized for being Qatari state media In 2010, U.S. State Department internal communications released by WikiLeaks as part of the 2010 diplomatic cables leak said that the Qatari government manipulates Al Jazeera coverage to suit the country’s political interests. "[176] The Washington Post then ran an op-ed[177] saying that Al Jazeera was deliberately encouraging "anti-American sentiment overseas". According to the article, Kleinfeld had also infiltrated pro-Israel organizations and circles in the United Kingdom (the subject of an Al Jazeera documentary that month). report. PoK and Aksai Chin) has not been shown as a part of Indian territory" on some Al Jazeera maps; Lakshadweep and the Andaman Islands were also not shown as Indian territories on some of the maps. BFUJ: Ban Al Jazeera transmission in Bangladesh. International news channel Al Jazeera was today forced to go off air in the country for five days as the government penalised it for repeatedly showing wrong maps of India. "[9][10], Former Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly has called Al Jazeera "anti-Semitic" and "anti-American. [108], In April 2013, Iraq banned Al Jazeera and nine other TV channels for "sectarian bias". At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), or 'cutting'. Egypt blocked 21 websites, including Al-Jazeera and Masr AlArabiya, in May 2017, for allegedly supporting terrorism and spreading fake news by supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.[99]. UNB Published at 12:58 pm February 6th, 2021 How can you tell fact from fiction? Six journalists were also put behind the bars. The Al Jazeera documentary Cricket's Match-Fixers revealed secret plans to fix the first match, scheduled at Galle during the November 2018 test series between England and Sri Lanka.[68]. Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) on Friday demanded a ban on the transmission of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television channel in Bangladesh and protested and condemned "yellow journalism". The wave of protests in the Arab world has highlighted the power of Al-Jazeera, which has unparalleled influence in the Middle East. [69] The report said that the bookmakers identified as suspects, including former Indian professional domestic cricketer Robin Morris, former Pakistani domestic cricketer Hasan Raza and former Sri Lankan cricketer Tharindu Mendis, were filmed secretly by an Al Jazeera reporter in the United Arab Emirates as they discussed past and future match-fixing. Al Jazeera has been banned, ... ordered Al Jazeera’s closure in Cairo after its blanket coverage of anti-government protests sweeping the country. [159][163] The organization first received widespread attention in the West after 9/11, when it broadcast videos in which Osama bin Laden and Sulaiman Abu Ghaith defended the attacks. [173][174], On 12 October 2008, Al Jazeera broadcast interviews with attendees of a Sarah Palin rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio. [208] In a Sunday NFL Countdown interview with ESPN's Lisa Salters on the morning of 27 December, Manning called the documentary "completely fabricated" and "garbage" and expressed anger about his wife was mentioned. Senegal: Breaking the cycle of FGM. Al Jazeera Media Network, endowed by the Government of Qatar, is one of the world's largest news organizations. ], Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, a Sudanese national, was detained en route to Afghanistan in December 2001 and held without charge as an enemy combatant in Camp Delta of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp until May 2008. [191] Al Jazeera reported that it had mailed the coordinates of its office to the US State Department six weeks earlier. [171] The NYSE ban was lifted several months later. In 2017, Israel had decided to close-down the office of Al Jazeera as the channel was not only giving coverage to mega-terror outfit Hamas but also was actively working as the liaison vessel for Hamas to contact with several Muslim nations including Qatar to generate fund. The commission noted a "sectarian tone" in the TV coverage and "undisciplined media messages exceeded all reasonable limits", threatening to "jeopardize the democratic process". On June 5, Saudi Arabia withdrew the license for Al Jazeera to operate in the country, and on the next day, Jordan followed suit. If we were a free media today, we would have delved deeper into the widely-talked-about Al Jazeera report and analysed it, point by point, and exposed it for what it really is — not a top-class work of investigative journalism". Yet there really isn’t any “Muslim ban.” These were actually the terms of the ban, which initially covered seven countries of concern that were actually chosen by the Obama Administration. Under the Republican president’s order announced on Monday, a 90-day ban on travel to the US will be imposed on citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The group announced their resignation on 8 July 2013, citing biased coverage of Egyptian power redistribution favoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Sanctions on al-Jazeera in Israel – Inside Israel", AP: Ban on Al-Jazeera operations in West Bank lifted, "IDF is holding Al Jazeera Kabul bureau chief in W. 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[54] Longtime Berlin correspondent Aktham Suliman left in late 2012, saying that he felt he was no longer allowed to work as an independent journalist: Before the beginning of the Arab Spring, we were a voice for change, a platform for critics and political activists throughout the region. Senegal: Breaking the cycle of FGM. It is most prevalent in countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. 0 comments. [138] Judge Baltasar Garzón, who issued the arrest warrant, ordered Allouni held without bail. [151] The court ruled, "both parties shall refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute Three Gulf countries banned Al Jazeera's websites on May 24, and Egypt followed suit the next day. "The moment a station like Al-Jazeera gives unreliable reports, represents only one side, and doesn't present the positions of the other side, why should we cooperate? The BFUJ leaders said the TV channel has always been playing a role against Bangladesh and protecting the interest of a particular anti-state quarter . [106] Photographs showed United States and Iraqi military personnel closing the office. "[23] According to Israeli officials, Al Jazeera covered the Gaza incursion but not Palestinian rocket attacks on the Israeli city of Ashkelon. According to Reporters Without Borders, however, the measure was a reprisal for a broadcast the previous week of another Al-Itijah al-Mouakiss debate on the political situation in Algeria.[73]. This latest decision runs contrary to all the promises made by Iraqi authorities concerning freedom of expression and freedom of the press,"[105] and Al Jazeera vowed to continue reporting from inside Iraq. [2][55], He added, "The news channel Al Jazeera was committed to the truth. Enter your email address to subscribe to the Blitz and receive notifications of new posts by email. [172] Akamai Technologies, a US company whose founder was killed in the 11 September World Trade Center attacks, canceled a contract to provide web services for Al Jazeera's English-language website. This led to accusations by the United States government that Al Jazeera was broadcasting propaganda on behalf of terrorists. (Human Rights Council. [27], In February 2009, Israel again imposed sanctions on Al Jazeera after Qatar closed the Israeli trade office in Doha in protest against the Gaza War. The announcement followed a ruling by the British media regulator Ofcom which rejected complaints about The Lobby; the documentary led to the resignation of an Israeli diplomat and sparked accusations of antisemitism from UK pro-Israel advocacy groups and representatives of the Jewish community. When Al Jazeera reported events with graphic footage from inside Iraq, the organization was described as anti-American and inciting violence because it reported on issues of national security. Israel had considered declaring Al Jazeera a hostile entity and shutting its Israeli offices, but after a legal review the Israeli government decided to impose limited measures restricting the organization's activities in the country. Qatar denied the allegations, saying that its QNA website had been hacked and it was investigating the incident.[135][136]. Bahrain has banned the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera from reporting from inside the Gulf state, Information Minister Nabil al-Hamr said on Friday. According to a news bulletin on the Qatar-based channel, Mr al-Hamr said the ban was being imposed because … [28], On 15 July of that year, the Palestinian National Authority (PA) closed down Al Jazeera's offices in the West Bank in an apparent response to claims made on the channel by Farouk Kaddoumi that PA president Mahmoud Abbas had been involved in the death of Yasser Arafat. International journalists are targeted, too: security officers stormed an Al Jazeera office, arrested correspondents and confiscated their cameras. [153] According to a number of observers, the extensive media coverage of the alleged email hack was seen as exacerbatiing the Qatar diplomatic crisis and orchestrated by Qatar. [83] After improvements in relations between Bahrain and Qatar in 2004, Al Jazeera correspondents returned to Bahrain. [80], The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists demanded a ban on Al Jazeera transmission within Bangladesh citing similar bans in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and the UAE. [66] According to a report in The Guardian, evidence indicated jamming by the Jordanian government. Lv 5. In June, the Saudi government accused an Al Jazeera programme of insulting the country's royal family. Media watchdogs, fellow journalists, and industry representatives see Saudi Arabia and other Arab states demand to close Al Jazeera as an attempt to silence Edition: International Monday 03 May, 2021 In 2012, Al Jazeera faced criticism from Bangladeshi human rights activists and relatives of those killed in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The story included interviews with members of the Kuwaiti opposition and a video of police beating activists. Sort by. Columnist Seema Sirohi has accused Al Jazeera of spreading an ignorant anti-India narrative in its coverage of the country. [209], Sly recanted his story and requested that the report not be aired via a YouTube video. It's about politics, not journalism. The news organization, in turn, said it will take legal action. [160][161][162], Since the September 11 attacks, US officials have accused Al Jazeera's news coverage of anti-American bias. Reporter Tayseer Allouni was arrested in Spain on 5 September 2003 and charged with providing support to members of al-Qaeda. [76] The ministry also stated that "the fact that the report’s historical account fails to even mention the horrific genocide in 1971 in which Jamaat perpetrators killed millions of Bengali civilians" was "one reflection of the political bias in Al Jazeera’s coverage". Jordan and Saudi Arabia have recently closed Al-Jazeera’s local offices, while the channel and its affiliate sites have been blocked in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain. And … El Salvador‘s President Nayib Bukele said anyone who had been in Britain or South Africa in the past 30 days will not be allowed to enter the country. [31] Walied Al-Omary, Al Jazeera bureau chief in Israel and the Palestinian territories, said that a military court accused Allawi of making contact with members of Hamas' armed wing. Yemen . [23], In February 2015, Al Jazeera posted an article on its online edition alleging that the Israeli government had opened dams in its southern region to intentionally flood parts of the Gaza Strip. before the court or make it more difficult to resolve. [67], The organization was instrumental in exposing pitch-fixing and -tampering controversies in Sri Lanka and India by covering pitch-fixing, primarily at Sri Lanka's Galle International Stadium. The al-Jazeera television network has been banned in Iraq:. [203] According to Stafford Smith, his accusations include beatings and sexual assault. The BBC channel had closed after a year and a half when the Saudi government attempted to censor information, including a graphic report on executions and prominent dissident views. [141] Al Jazeera has supported Allouni, insisting that he is innocent. [218][219][220], On 8 February 2018, it was reported that Qatari leaders had reassured the leaders of American Jewish organizations that Al Jazeera would not air its companion documentary series on the Israel lobby in the United States. Two years later, in 2013, the Iraqi government, once again, put a ban on the channel with an accusation of … [70][71][72] On 4 July 2004, the Algerian government froze the activities of Al Jazeera's Algerian correspondent. [144], In May 2019, Sudan closed Al Jazeera's office. [86], Al Jazeera has been criticized by an Egyptian newspaper for its allegedly-biased coverage of news related to Egypt and its government, arguing that these "continuous attacks against Egypt is to destroy Egypt’s image in the region. Robert Spencer has explained:. In August 2018, Indian Home Ministry took decision to stop the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel from broadcasting in India, after a documentary covering the subject of militancy in Kashmir was broadcasted. This includes editorials, news stories, letters to the editor, and multimedia features on WeeklyBlitz.net. The initial one-month shutdown was extended indefinitely in September 2004 and the offices were sealed,[107] drawing condemnation from international journalists. He said it is very regrettable that Al Jazeera did such a report and they should apologize for this. If so, why is that? Also Read: Al Jazeera report: Bangladesh Army strongly condemns it. Colin Powell, news conference with Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Thani, 3 October 2901, Washington, D.C. The first ban on the channel came in 2004 by the Algerian government. [157][158], UK officials, like their US counterparts, protested against Al Jazeera's coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. [102] When the allegations were reported in other media, Al Jazeera pressed for retractions; The Guardian later corrected its report that the organization "had shown videos of masked terrorists beheading western hostages". 14. "[85] In the run-up to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, Bahrain blocked Al Jazeera within its borders. On the program, Al Jazeera Beirut office head Ghassan bin Jiddo called Kuntar a "pan-Arab hero" and organized a birthday party for him. “It (Al Jazeera) has lost its credibility for airing false news. The list goes on: France banned Palestine solidarity demonstrations; ... Of course, even in democratic countries, the police and the courts have a long history of shutting down genuinely threatening gatherings or political meetings. "[This quote needs a citation], According to Libyan media, Al Jazeera worked on behalf of the Western world and the Gulf Cooperation Council to promote anti-Libyan policies and "disseminate falsehoods and lies to incite international public opinion. "[11] Dave Marash, a veteran correspondent for ABC's Nightline who resigned from his position as Washington anchor for Al Jazeera English in 2008 due to his perception of anti-American bias there,[12] appeared on The O'Reilly Factor and said: "They certainly aren't anti-Semitic, but they are anti-Netanyahu and anti-Lieberman and anti-Israeli, right ..."[6][13], On May 30, 2017, a tweet from Al Jazeera's English-language account[14] was accompanied by an antithetical but improperly cited antisemitic meme[15] which was later removed. Wahabi said that the Israeli Foreign Ministry would send letters of complaint to the organization and the Qatari government. Israel announces that it will ban al-Jazeera in Israel. [110][111], Al Jazeera TV covered welcome-home festivities for Samir Kuntar, a Lebanese terrorist imprisoned in Israel for killing several people in a Palestine Liberation Front raid from Lebanon into that country, on 19 July 2008. For a number of countries, circuses are a thing of a past; a dark page in the history of animal abuse. [159] In 2003, Washington bureau chief Hafez al-Mirazi resigned to protest the organization's "Islamist drift. He accused the network of "negligence" by misinforming him about its legal status and their safety in Egypt. Saudi Arabia has also banned hotels from offering the channel. Luke alleged that he had been unfairly dismissed after he had raised concerns with Al Jazeera's human-resource division that senior vice-president of broadcast operations and technology Osman Mahmud (his boss) discriminated against female employees and made antisemitic remarks. On June 9, Saudi officials threatened to cancel the license of any hotel in the kingdom that offered Al Jazeera in its guest rooms. Al Jazeera has come out cheering with the headline: US ‘Muslim ban’ set to end ‘on day one’ of Biden presidency.. Keep reading. The organization countered that it was making information available without comment, and several Western television channels later broadcast portions of the tapes. [64] The organization commissioned to launch this website was later identified as a conservative-leaning PR firm, Definers Public Affairs, which was also hired by Facebook to attack the social network's opponents, including Apple, Google, and the philanthropist George Soros. Al Jazeera had earlier sent letters to several American pro-Israel organizations informing them that their employees would appear in the documentary. 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[77] The Bangladesh Army called the documentary a "concocted and ill-intended report by a vested group in the news channel Al-Jazeera", according to a statement by ISPR. I keep noticing that each time I open an article by it, it just doesn't open and I keep thinking that it is maybe just my shitty internet but apparently it isn't. [134], Saudi Arabia banned Al-Jazeera and another Qatari website in early 2017 after Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said that he recognized Iran as an Islamic regional power and criticized Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's policy toward Iran. [143] In January 2012, The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 17 January 2012 that the Spanish sentence was illegal, and Allouni was freed in March. [195], Oren Kessler accused Al Jazeera of defending Omar Abdel-Rahman for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. [183] Al Jazeera America head Ehab Al Shihabi announced that the organization would contest the lawsuit in court. Al Jazeera staff would not be allowed to attend government briefings; its access to government and military offices was reduced, and it could not interview Knesset members. hide. The High Court on Wednesday decided to hear opinion from six senior lawyers on whether the broadcasting of Doha-based television channel Al Jazeera could be banned or blocked in Bangladesh for airing a ‘misleading, malicious and defamatory’ documentary titled ‘All … [224][225][226], The Zionist Organization of America said on 10 April 2018 that Morton Klein, its president, lobbied the Qatari government not to screen the companion documentary series focusing on the American pro-Israel lobby. [190], Al Jazeera's Baghdad office was hit by a missile fired by an American ground-attack aircraft on 8 April 2003, killing reporter Tareq Ayyoub and wounding another person. [221][222], Al Jazeera's decision not to screen the documentary was criticized by Swisher, who defended the investigation unit's use of undercover journalism, accused the organization of bowing to outside pressure, and took a sabbatical to express his displeasure. In response to the Al Jazeera Investigates documentary All the Prime Minister's Men, the Government of Bangladesh described it as "a misleading series of innuendos and insinuations in what is apparently a politically motivated “smear campaign” by notorious individuals associated with the Jamaat-i-Islami extremist group, which has been opposing the progressive and secular principles of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh since its very birth as an independent nation in 1971". Accra, the capital, hosts a thriving second-hand market, a sprawling network of repair shops, and a range of activities which attempt to tap into the full potential of e-waste. 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