Jim Boumelha

International Federation of Journalists

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Breaking News. Another war crime: Israel army murders four journalists outside Nasser hospital in Gaza as well as others - Hossam al-Masri of Reuters, Moaz Abu Taha of NBC, Mohammed Salama of Al Jazeera and freelance journalist Mariam Abu Daqa. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

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Mohammed Al-Khaldi, the 6th journalist killed by the Israeli strike on the Al Jazeera tent, was a freelance and, having left his home in North Gaza, his colleagues let him sleep in their tent outside Al Shifa hospital. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Terrible news - Two Al-Jazeera journalists, Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqea, murdered tonight by IDF. @NUJofficial @IFJGlobal

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Latest mediacide by Israeli bombs in Gaza: four journalists and their families wiped out. Noor Qandil, her husband journalist Khaled Abu Seif in Deir al-Balah;• Aziz Al-Hajjar wife and children in Beit Al-Naaja; and Abdul Rahman Al-Abadla in Al-Qarara. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

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The latest victim of the Israeli army's deliberate targeting of journalists, Hassan Abdelfattah Eslaish, was killed by a drone in his hospital bed at the Nasser Medical Hospital while receiving treatment to an earlier injury he sustained only a few weeks ago. @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

The slaughter of Gazan journalists by Israeli airstrikes just goes on and on. This morning they hit photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed in her family home in Gaza City. RIP Fatima.@IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Ahmad Mansour, one of ten journalists hit by IDF bombs targeting a journalists’ tent in Khan Younes yesterday, died today as a result of the severe burns. Harrowing footage showed him engulfed in flames. His death brought to two the number of journalists killed in the airstrike.

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Another Israeli army’s war crime. Last night they hit a tent outside Nasser hospital in Khan Uounis where journalists were asleep killing Yousef al Faqawi of Palestine Today TV and injuring nine, two in critical conditions.

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Prosecution of journalists surges in Turkey as police detains four journalists. https://t.co/iYkJXwMnlN @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

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Hours after Palestinian journalist Ayman Aljidi was killed in an Israeli strike with his four colleagues covering events at Gaza's Alawda hospital, his wife gave birth to their baby soon after his burial.@IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Another war crime in Gaza! Five Palestinian journalists of Quds TV killed by the IDF outside Al-Awdah hospital, Nuseirat refugee camp in their vehicle clearly marked “Press”. They were Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed Al-Ladah, Faisal Abu Al Qumsan and Ayman Al-Jadi

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Hong Kong judge convicts two Stand News former editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, of subversion for publishing interviews by government opponents. They face up to 10 years in jail under a newly enacted law. SN is 1 of 6 media forced to close down. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Victory in sight for the journalists on strike for 22 months at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The National Labor Relations Board has asked a judge to implement US labour law by rescinding the contracts imposed on workers. Respect for you lot! @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

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Two Al Jazeera Arabic journalists, Ismail al Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Refee, killed in an Israeli air strike, bringing the total of Al Jazeera journalists killed since October to four. And Israel unbelievably continues to deny they target journalists? @IFJglobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

My morning picket duty at BBC Radio Oxford. Over 1000 journalists are on strike for two days at BBC radios across the UK in defence of local news threatened with massive cuts. Please send messages of support by using #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal and include @NUJofficial. @IFJGlobal

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The IFJ campaign to free four Yemeni journalists on death row for 8 years resulted in their release today. Thanks to IFJ leaders, staff and unions for this fantastic achievement. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

UK Home Office minister Priti Patel has just approved the extradition of Assange to the US. More legal battles in the courts.

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

The National Union of journalists today marks Assange’s 1000th day in prison – “a stain on the history of the UK”@IFJGlobal @NUJofficial (pic Morning Star)

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

Congratulations from journalists all over the world! More grease to your collective elbows. @IFJGlobal @NUJofficial

[NewsGuild of New York @nyguild]

In 2021, from the first dues increase in 88 years to the longest successful strike in 2 decades, we've pushed towards the transformation we wanted to see in our union.

We made a commitment to each other & to building & utilizing worker power. Here's what that's won us 🧵⤵️

[Jim Boumelha @JimBoumel]

One of Afghanistan’s long-standing and finest journalists, Fahim Dashti, was killed today in an attack by Taliban in Panjshir province. He was also a leader of the Afghanistan’s National Union of Journalists (ANJU), an IFJ affiliate. Rest in peace Fahim. @ifjglobal, @NUJofficial