Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing of a Journalist

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Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing of a Journalist, is a 2022 Palestinian movie. with a runtime of 10 minutes.

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Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing of a Journalist is a short but forensically rigorous documentary produced by the Forensic Architecture research group. It reconstructs the circumstances surrounding the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot while covering an Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp in May 2022. Drawing on meticulous spatial analysis and available evidence, the film examines claims that fire came from a military convoy approximately 200 meters away. A devastating and methodical piece of investigative documentary filmmaking, it stands as essential testimony on press freedom and accountability in conflict zones.

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