‘They can’t kill the story’, say protesters at New York rally for slain journalists in Gaza
Here, in the heart of New York City, several hundred protesters from the Palestinian Youth Movement have been holding a protest right outside the headquarters of The New York Times newspaper, demanding that US media organisations condemn the attacks.
They’re doing it in solidarity with our Al Jazeera colleagues who were murdered in Gaza City. They are passing out stickers with photos of Anas al-Sharif, and the words say: “They can’t kill the story, the coverage continues.”
They have paintings of our murdered Al Jazeera colleagues right in front of the main entrance to The New York Times, and they are chanting for an end to the genocide.
Protesters in New York say legacy media ‘running cover for Israel’s genocide’
We’ve spoken to one of the protesters who gathered outside the building of The New York Times newspaper in New York City about the reason for their demonstration.
Nas Issa, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, a group which organised the protest, said the demonstration had been prompted by outrage over Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, earlier this week.
“We’re here in front of The New York Times because of the role that legacy media institutions like the Times have played in running cover for Israel’s genocide,” she said.
“We know these media institutions have the ear of the powerful. We know they have a role to play in building a political will to end the genocide and the starvation campaign, and this far they’ve refused to do so.”
She added: “We’re here to say they have the blood of Anas and all of the over 200 journalists who have been murdered by Israel, on their hands.”
Vigil held in Mexico City for murdered Al Jazeera journalists
People around the world have mourned and paid tribute to the journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, who was well known for his reporting from northern Gaza
Protesters in Canada’s Toronto denounce Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
Footage on social media shows protesters gathered outside the offices of Canada’s CTV television network in Toronto, holding up portraits of Palestinian journalists slain by Israel.
The demonstration, one of many around the world, was held to condemn Israel’s murder of the journalists, including four Al Jazeera staff, in Gaza on Sunday, and to denounce media bias in coverage of Israel’s actions.
At the protest in front of CTV, images of six journalists killed by Israel were held up to demand accountability.
“Every time the media lies…” pic.twitter.com/6deukFi530
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