Aljazeera English Correspondent reporting from Europe. Formerly based in Jakarta. Writer of Jihad met Sambal. Any views in my tweets are personal
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Israel faces mounting pressure over its genocide on Gaza as ICC and ICJ cases test whether international law can deliver accountability. An ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu remains unexecuted as Palestinians demand justice.
Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports.
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Protesters gathered outside a Dutch distribution centre handling Israeli settlement goods, as a trade ban faces a legal challenge ahead of its September 22 start.
Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports from Nijkerk.
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The Rhine River, one of the world’s busiest inland waterways, has reached record-low levels due to Europe’s heatwaves and reduced Alpine water flow. The decline is disrupting cargo ships and threatening major goods transport routes.
Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports.
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Important interview with Fatou #Bensouda, the second ICC Prosecutor, by @stepvaessen.
Bensouda faced intimidation attempts by the Mossad chief and sanctions under the first Trump administration. She is now calling out ICC States Parties for their inaction.
aljazeera.com/video/talk-to-…
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Hungary heads to a pivotal election, with more than 8 million voters deciding whether to keep Viktor Orban in power or usher in change after 16 years, amid concerns over electoral fairness, redistricting, and allegations of vote buying that critics say could favour the ruling party.
Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen reports from Budapest.
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Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life. She’s one of nine officials sanctioned by the US for trying to prosecute American and Israeli nationals.
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＞ヨーロッパ各地のミュージシャンが、イスラエルの防衛産業とヨルダン川西岸の被占領地入植地と深い関わりを持つKKR関連のフェスティバルでの公演をキャンセルしている。アルジャジーラの@stepvaessenは、オランダでボイコットに加わったアーティスト数名と会った。
Musicians across Europe are cancelling shows at festivals linked to KKR, a firm tied to Israel’s defence industry and occupied West Bank settlements. Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen met some of the acts in the Netherlands who have joined the boycott.
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Yesterday the winner of the Press Photograph of the year 2025 was announced. Its a photo by Palestinian photographer @samarabuelouf and shows 9 year old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both of his arms in an Israeli airstrike.
@stepvaessen reporting.
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Confirmation of my story / footage thanks to Bender! Very happy with this man. Watch the video.
youtu.be/ySHIOYyJ95A
Maccabi supporters were agressive and attacked the Amsterdam citizens in front of Central Station.
I will sue you @EYakoby if you don’t delete your post of my footage.
@EenVandaag jullie krijgen een factuur.
@MinPres Major Femke Halsema @AmsterdamNL : violence works both ways. Maccabi supporters should not have been invited.
Thanks for listening and the interviews @SkyNews @LBC @RTLnieuws @5_News
Politicians should see this before they say something, including Halsema.
youtu.be/ySHIOYyJ95A?si=q5Aw…
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De @nvj en @freepressunltd doen een beroep op de Israëlische regering, op hun plicht om journalisten te beschermen. Samen met @Royaards, @Sakina_Kay, @folkertjensma, @stepvaessen, Rowan Blijd, Mark Baanders, @hellahueck, Jos van Noord, @RuthKronenburg ➡️ bit.ly/4hoI7Xr
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Shireen Abu Akleh was shot by an Israeli sniper in May, 2022. Spoiler alert: no one was held accountable.
TODAY.. Israeli forces ripped up this poster of hers at Al Jazeera’s offices located on the Shireen Abu Akleh street.
She remains in people’s hearts and minds ♥️
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VERY important story. An Israeli tank attacked 7 journalists, killing one and wounded 6 others. The journalists from AFP, Al Jazeera and Reuters were wearing blue flak jackets and helmets, most with ‘PRESS’ written on them in white letters. #pressfreedom reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-…
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Listen to the words of our teams in #Gaza
“please send the message to the world. WE ARE ISOLATED”
They are totally cut off. They can no longer call for help
"ALL WE CAN HEAR ARE BOMBS. Please guys if you can hear us SEND THR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD we are isolated now in #Gaza. Again guys if you can hear us ... we are isolated we don't have phone signals"
Tareq Abu Azzoum on @AJEnglish
Do you hear him @POTUS @RishiSunak
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A group of Indonesian parents is still fighting for justice - nearly a year after their children were poisoned by contaminated cough syrup. More than 200 children died from acute kidney injury and another 100 were seriously injured, including Desi's daughter Shena.
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Sander was reporting for @FT and he is still fondly remembered by many people in the newsroom
24 years ago today Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes was killed in East Timor by Indonesian military. Today we remember him and the importance of freedom for journalists to do their job. What happened to him is told in this film from 2013 youtu.be/Rf8dW0TED2A?si=xnxx… via @YouTube
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Toen ik Rusland werd uitgezet, bracht @EvaHartog me naar het vliegveld in Moskou. Anderhalf jaar later is ze zelf uitgezet.
politico.eu/article/kremlin-…
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Our latest story from Ukraine on the day President Zelenskyy announced he will replace all regional recruitment chiefs in an overhaul to curb corruption. @stepvaessen, @LiudmylaFursova and our team have been investigating for weeks- here's what we found. Pictures by @JamilBassil
Our story about how Ukrainian military recruiters are accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from men of military age refusing to fight. In response president Zelenskyi has now fired all heads of recruitment offices @AJEnglish youtu.be/da5guiXM38U via @YouTube
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Russian officials say one of their oil tankers has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea. @stepvaessen live from Kyiv on that and the peace summit starting in Saudi today. 7GMT Watch here: youtube.com/live/gCNeDWCI0vo…
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The press freedom lecture of @stepvaessen is a sharp call to all colleagues to cherish our independence and professional standards, especially in times of crisis and war @EFJEUROPE @nvj nvj.nl/nieuws/persvrijheid-t…
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Day 1 of @EFJEUROPE Annual Meeting in The Hague. Great speech from @AlJazeera correspondent @stepvaessen: “Journalists are not at war. But we are in a fight for the right to report independently.”
#efjhague23 – at The Hague, The Netherlands
