Tag: Assassination

May 2022. The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

I’m not at all sure what the hell to say about the clear assassination of a journalist, in anyones book it has to be wrong. The slaying of Shireen Abu Akleh, I have to use the word ‘assassination’. She was a well loved and trusted journalist by the Palestinians, and she was a thorn in… Continue reading May 2022. The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Sep 2020. Afghan Vice-President survives another Assassination Attempt

Afghanistan’s vice president survived an assassination attempt in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to his office. Amrullah Saleh’s convoy was the target of a roadside bomb in the capital’s Taimany area during the morning rush hour, read a statement from his office. While Saleh, the senior of Afghanistan’s two vice presidents, remained unharmed, at… Continue reading Sep 2020. Afghan Vice-President survives another Assassination Attempt

Mar 2020. The Khashoggi Killing

March 2020. The dissident Saudi writer was killed in his country’s Istanbul consulate in 2018. But the Turkish case is unlikely to come to trial. Turkish officials on Wednesday announced the indictments of 20 Saudi nationals on charges of murder and incitement to murder in the killing of the dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi, concluding their… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Khashoggi Killing