Targeting Journalists: under the Crisis of Environment and Armed Conflicts.

Panel discussion organized by Al Jazeera.

Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile. | Room A1

- Mr. Wael Aldahdouh, Al Jazeera, Palestine (video message)
- Ms. Khadija Patel, Al Jazeera, South Africa.
- Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur
- Ms. Paula Cejas, International Federation of Journalists, Argentina
- Ms. Dima Khatib,Al Jazeera Media Network, Palestine-Syria.



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