A BBC Arabic team was driving to back to a hotel when they were stopped and dragged from their car.
  • Chariotwheel
    2•9 months ago

    They were dragged from the vehicle - marked “TV” in red tape - searched and pushed against a wall.

    Mr Tutunji and Mr Abudiab said they identified themselves as BBC journalists and showed police their press ID cards.

    While attempting to film the incident, Mr Tutunji said his phone was thrown on the ground and he was struck on the neck.

    Fuck, and here I thought “okay, maybe a honest mistake, tensions are running high”. But nope, pure malice.

    • @AnarchoDakosaurus@toast.oooEnglish
      1•9 months ago

      IDF killed a Reuters reporter earlier today with Helicopter. They’ve blown up the Al Jazeera offices during previous wars and shot Shireen Abu Akleh dead while she was clearly marked as press.

      This is no mistake. There is a pattern of suppressing and killing journalists who don’t report the story in their favor.