“Media Against Violence condemns attack on Al Jazeera reporter

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“Media Against Violence” organization condemned on Thursday the assault by the Lebanese parliament’s police on the al-Jazeera television reporter

The reporter Ali Hashem of the Arabic satellite TV network al-Jazeera was beaten by parliamentary police and thrown out of Nejmeh Square, al-Jazeera said Wednesday.

The parliament police reports to Speaker Nabih Berri and not to the Internal Security forces

Hashem was covering the parliamentary session in Beirut from a café where the statements of MPs were being aired on a television screen when the parliamentary police chief asked him to leave.

Media Against Violence organization called on the judiciary to charge those responsible for this assault.

The organization also called on the parliament’s police to abide by the law that says that its jurisdiction “falls only within the Parliament’s premises and not outside it.”

One media observer told Ya Libnan…” this may be the sign of the times. Al Jazeera reporters were subjected to attacks in Syria , Egypt , Libya and Tunisia and now that Lebanon is becoming the new dictatorship the free media will suffer the same consequences.”

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14 responses to ““Media Against Violence condemns attack on Al Jazeera reporter”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Can’t stand the truth … shameful indeed.

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    Anonymous

    Can’t stand the truth … shameful indeed.

  3. Amine123 Avatar
    Amine123

    Lebanon becoming a dictatorship country, whatever happen to freedom of press and speech
    Mr Berri it’s time for you to move to Iran because this kind of actions will not be tolerated in Lebanon

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Going down to Pakistan levels perhaps? ….
      From a BBC report …
      “Human rights groups have called Pakistan the most dangerous place in the world for journalists to operate, saying they were under threat from Islamist militants but also Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies.”

  4. Amine123 Avatar
    Amine123

    Lebanon becoming a dictatorship country, whatever happen to freedom of press and speech
    Mr Berri it’s time for you to move to Iran because this kind of actions will not be tolerated in Lebanon

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    Anonymous

    Lebanon becoming a dictatorship country, whatever happen to freedom of press and speech
    Mr Berri it’s time for you to move to Iran because this kind of actions will not be tolerated in Lebanon

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      Anonymous

      Going down to Pakistan levels perhaps? ….
      From a BBC report …
      “Human rights groups have called Pakistan the most dangerous place in the world for journalists to operate, saying they were under threat from Islamist militants but also Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies.”

  6. ralphsrouji Avatar
    ralphsrouji

    good for him and for al-jazeera
    they used to be berri’s best friends

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    Anonymous

    good for him and for al-jazeera
    they used to be berri’s best friends

  8. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Berri is a mafioso. If there is anyone that epitomises despotism in Lebanon’s parliament it’s this thug. 

  9. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Berri is a mafioso. If there is anyone that epitomises despotism in Lebanon’s parliament it’s this thug. 

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    Anonymous

    Berri is a mafioso. If there is anyone that epitomises despotism in Lebanon’s parliament it’s this thug. 

  11. where else would a  professional journalist get beaten while a bunch of people get murdered over a parking spot at a mosque and no one is arrested…shame ,shame shame.

  12. where else would a  professional journalist get beaten while a bunch of people get murdered over a parking spot at a mosque and no one is arrested…shame ,shame shame.

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