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Al Jazeera’s 101 East documentary strand investigated why the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing migrant workers into hiding. Malaysian officials and state television have criticized the report as being inaccurate, misleading and unfair. Al Jazeera rejects these claims by the Malaysian authorities and stands by the quality and impartiality of its journalism. Malaysian police announced that they were investigating Al Jazeera for sedition, defamation and violation of the country’s Communications and Multimedia Act. Al Jazeera staff in Malaysia have been targeted by sustained online abuse, including death threats and disclosure of their personal details over social media. Al Jazeera calls on the Malaysian authorities to respect media freedom and desist from treating its journalists as criminals. Al Jazeera has serious concerns about developments that have occurred in Malaysia since the broadcast of its 101 East investigative documentary, “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” on July 3r...

Annexation Plan of the West Bank: Another Form of Israeli Colonization and Gangsterism In continuation of the systematic ethnic cleansing of Palestine and in line with the provisions of the US imperialist plan, the so-called “Deal of the Century”, the Israeli occupation emergency government intends to approve legislation to annex large parts of the West Bank which is expected to take place by this month, July 2020. The annexation plan aims at legalizing and directly governing the illegally built Israeli settlements on large parts of Jerusalem and the West Bank, including Jordan Valley, an overall of approximately 42% of the West Bank, which constitutes 63% of Area C that includes 87% of the natural resources of the West Bank, 90% of its forests, and 49% of its roads. The Israeli annexation move arises as another form of colonization, terrorism, and gangsterism of Israel over the Palestinian rights. According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, an occupier may not transfer it...