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UN urges removal of restrictions on journalists after Al Jazeera closures and arrest of Italian reporter in Iran
Summary
The UN spokesperson said media outlets in the West Bank should be able to operate without hindrance and called for the unconditional release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, detained in Tehran since Dec. 19, while rejecting selective approaches to press freedom.
The United Nations called on authorities to ensure journalists can operate without hindrance after reports of the closure of Al Jazeera offices in the West Bank and the arrest of an Italian journalist in Iran.
At the UN briefing, journalist Gabriel asked whether the secretary-general condemns the Palestinian Authority's closure of Al Jazeera offices in the West Bank. UN…
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