Five@slrpnk.net to Pleasant Politics@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-24 months agoAl Jazeera reporter Ismail al-Ghoul and his camera operator Ramy al-Rify were wearing press vests when Israel targeted their car and killed them.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1imageAl Jazeera reporter Ismail al-Ghoul and his camera operator Ramy al-Rify were wearing press vests when Israel targeted their car and killed them.slrpnk.netFive@slrpnk.net to Pleasant Politics@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Al Jazeera reporter Ismail al-Ghoul and his camera operator Ramy al-Rify were wearing press vests when Israel targeted their car and killed them. If any white correspondent delivered these words into a camera, the whole world would stop Al Jazeera says reporter, cameraman killed in Israel strike on Gaza
minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoWhile I think it obvious that press should never be targeted, does that status have legal protections? I know hospitals and such are supposed to, but I’ve never looked into protections for press members
minus-squareLotrOrc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoIt is a war crime to intentionally target journalists
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIts a war crime but warcrimes are legal for the imperialists in power
While I think it obvious that press should never be targeted, does that status have legal protections? I know hospitals and such are supposed to, but I’ve never looked into protections for press members
It is a war crime to intentionally target journalists
Thank you
Its a war crime but warcrimes are legal for the imperialists in power