The Media Accountability Project  

"It appears that AP is relying on numbers from the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a U.S.-based organization that aggregates arrest data through activist networks under conditions of severe information blackouts inside Iran. While HRANA’s work may be valuable, its figures have not been verified by a reliable third-party." Continue reading

We urge you to include critical perspectives and essential context regarding Trump’s “Board of Peace” in future reporting, especially perspectives that center Palestinian voices and expose how colonial powers mask intentions of occupation under the rhetoric of peace. Continue reading

Why does this article use “Hamas-led” when describing Gaza Health Ministry statistics of Palestinians killed by Israel during the “ceasefire”? In Canada, the press would not use “Liberal-led” to describe any federal level ministry. I have also never seen the press use “Likud-led” in describing any of Israel’s ministries.  Continue reading

There seems to be a set of rules that applies to everyone except the Western dominant powers. This story isn't about a so-called ally threatening NATO. The point is sovereignty, borders and human rights should be respected by everyone, everywhere.  Continue reading

A ceasefire, as defined by Doctors Without Borders, is “an agreement that regulates the cessation of all military activity for a given length of time in a given area.” By definition, a ceasefire implies an end to violence. That is not the reality in Gaza. Continue reading

"This was no act of God that killed these six people. People don’t die from the cold unless they are not provided adequate shelter. These Palestinians used to have homes. The UN estimates that Israel has damaged or destroyed 92 percent of all residential buildings in Gaza since October 2023." Continue reading

As your article highlights, Meera (like many other Palestinians) was accepted into a Canadian university, only to have her semester deferred three times because of Israel’s closure of the Rafah crossing that made it impossible for her to complete biometrics and, in turn, meet Canadian immigration requirements. Continue reading

In the name of accurate, consistent, and fair reporting, I kindly ask that the article be edited to add that most of Palestinians killed by Israel are civilians, so as not to downplay Israel’s total disregard for international humanitarian law in its indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians in Gaza. Continue reading

The article’s description of how activism and protest against Israel’s genocidal violence against the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank - as well as events that relate to Palestine - are being limited and policed on campuses across Canada - is timely and important.  Continue reading

However, the article should have also noted that Iran’s economic crisis did not emerge suddenly. The current economic turmoil has been building since 1979 due to decades of UN, EU and US-led sanctions against Iran. The sanctions have affected nearly every aspect of the Iranian economy with the greatest impact on the middle class. Sanctions on Iran have also frozen Iranian assets and targeted trade, arms sales, and sectors such as energy, finance, aviation, shipping, construction, mining, textiles, automotive and manufacturing. Continue reading