Lebanese journalist sues German broadcaster DW over "unfair" dismissal for anti-Israel posts
الملخص
Date Reported: 3 مارس 2022
الموقع: Location unknown
الشركات
Deutsche Welle (DW) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 5
عمال: ( 5 - الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )القضايا
Dismissal , الحرمان من حرية التعبير , التمييز على أساس الميول السياسية , التمييز/التنوع: عامةالرد
Response sought: نعم
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: DW confirmed the news of the lawsuit and announced that it had commissioned an "independent external investigation" into the allegations. The investigation was "biased, flawed and dangerous", the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said last month.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Lebanese journalist sues German broadcaster DW over 'unfair' dismissal for anti-Israel posts" 3 March 2022
Lebanese Journalist Bassel Al-Aridi filed a lawsuit against German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle after he and four other Arab journalists were fired after social media posts criticizing Israel were uncovered...
Al-Aridi filed a complaint to Beirut's Labor Arbitration Council, claiming DW acted in violation of Article 50 of Lebanon's labor law, according to Legal Agenda.
He said that he was treated unfairly and will demand compensation from DW...
DW confirmed the news of the lawsuit and had earlier in the day announced that it had commissioned an "independent external investigation" into the allegations.
The broadcaster's own investigation into the incident was "biased, flawed and dangerous", the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said last month.