Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Lawyers representing the family of Shireen Abu Akleh have submitted a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) demanding accountability for the killing of the Palestinian-American journalis.
On 20th September, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will join the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) s press conference following the hand delivery of a legal complaint on behalf of Shireen Abu Akleh’s family to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
On 6 July 2022, lawyers acting on behalf of the family of Shireen Abu Akleh, and journalist Ali al-Samoudi, wrote to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli Army (IA) to request access to the bullet and firearm that is said to have killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The lawyers intend to have the firearm and bullet examined by a senior British forensic ballistics expert instructed on behalf of their clients.