Israel - High court quashes jail sentence against two journalists

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders welcomed the Supreme Court decision today to overturn prison sentences of eight months, six of them suspended, against Khader Shahin, correspondent for Iranian Arabic-language television al-Alam, and his assistant Mohammed Sarhan. After the Israeli army launched operation Cast Lead on the Gaza Strip on 27 December 2008, Shahin, living in Jerusalem, was summoned by Israeli police on 5 January for having announced the start of the land offensive on the evening of 3 (...)

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