Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge "disastrous": Greenpeace Indonesia

STORY: Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge "disastrous": Greenpeace Indonesia DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fukushima nuclear plant 2. various of demonstrations against Japan's dumping nuclear-contaminated water 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LEONARD SIMANJUNTAK, Country director of Greenpeace Indonesia 4. various of Indonesian fishermen 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEONARD SIMANJUNTAK, Country director of Greenpeace Indonesia 6. various of the G7 summit 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LEONARD SIMANJUNTAK, Country director of Greenpeace Indonesia STORYLINE: Japan's discharge plan of nuclear-contaminated water has drawn wide condemnations, with the country director of Greenpeace Indonesia adding his call for its cancellation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LEONARD SIMANJUNTAK, Country director of Greenpeace Indonesia "Our demand is to outrightly call for the cancellation of this plan, and there are other methods. If this practice is to be al

Death of Al-Jazeera journalist mourned in Mideast

STORY: Death of Al-Jazeera journalist mourned in Mideast DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians participating in a grand state funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh held in Ramallah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSAMA AL-QAWASMI, Senior Fatah leader 3. various of Palestinians participating in a grand state funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh held in Ramallah STORYLINE: Many people in the Middle East have been mourning the death of Al-Jazeera's female journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was killed on Wednesday while covering Israeli military raids in the West Bank city of Jenin. The killing of Abu Akleh has also sparked condemnations and outrage against Israel among the Palestinians and Arabs in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the funeral process for Abu Akleh in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. Candlelight vigil, mural painting and demonstrations have also been held in the past two days in Palestine,

Gazans disappointed with U.S. "double standards" on Palestinian issue

STORY: Gazans disappointed with U.S. "double standards" on Palestinian issue DATELINE: March 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of GAZA 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SALAH ABDUL ATI, Gaza-based political expert STORYLINE: Gazans have expressed their disappointment with the U.S. administration and its allies from Western countries, which adopt "double standards" in their stance on the Palestinian issue. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SALAH ABDUL ATI, Gaza-based political expert "While we declare our solidarity with the victims of armed conflicts, we affirm our condemnation of the continuation of double standards and political values followed by the U.S. and its allies in the Western world. They have dropped all human rights values and bars, as they are only concerned with their interests. On the other hand, there are timid condemnations of Israel's practices and a lack of action to guarantee the rights of the Palestinian people, which are recognized by Palestinian leg