Middle East: Female journalists resist targeted online abuse
20 July 2020 |
2:05 pm
Two Al Jazeera journalists have refused to stay silent following a sexual harassment campaign driven by thousands of social media accounts linked to Gulf states. For journalists in the region, it's a common phenomenon.
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