26 Nov 2022

Lina Abu Akleh: justice for the death of her journalist aunt

From Saturday Morning, 8:10 am on 26 November 2022
Lina Abu Akleh

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 It’s six months since renowned Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while reporting in the occupied West Bank. Initially, the Israeli military denied involvement but have since admitted there is a “high likelihood” it was an accidental shooting by an Israeli soldier  

 Shireen’s niece Lina Abu Akleh believes the attack was intentional, and has become the face of an international campaign to demand accountability. The family has laid a complaint with the International Criminal Court and last week the US Department of Justice announced an FBI investigation. Israel has criticised this as interference in their internal affairs. 

Lina was recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 emerging leaders for 2022. 

The portrait of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by the Israeli army on 11 May 2022, painted on the separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Bethlehem, 2022/08/11. Photography by Virginie Haffner / Hans Lucas.
Le portrait de la journaliste d Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh, tuee par l armee israelienne le 11 mai 2022, peint sur le mur de separation dans la ville cisjordanienne de Bethleem. Bethleem, le 2022/08/11. Photographie de Virginie Haffner / Hans Lucas. (Photo by Virginie Haffner / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

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