Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) reintroduced the Justice for Shireen Act, which would require an independent investigation and a report to Congress about the 2022 killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American reporter for Al Jazeera.
“The Trump administration’s attacks on free speech and journalism are disturbing threats to our country,” the Democrat stated earlier in the month.
“Congress has a duty to protect Americans reporting at home and abroad, preserving the free speech our country was founded on, and Shireen’s family deserves answers, justice and accountability,” Carson said. “We must also ensure that U.S. weapons, equipment or military services were not used to kill Americans on foreign soil. Taxpayers should not be paying for violations of human rights.”
The correspondent was fatally shot on May 11, 2022, during an Israeli military operation in Jenin. The congressman said that she was wearing a press vest.
The Israeli military found that she was likely killed by IDF fire, but that it was an accident.
