The Palestine Journalists Syndicate held the Israeli forces fully responsible for the crime and stated that Shireen Abu Akleh's death was a clear assassination perpetrated by the Israeli Army.
While talking to OpIndia, Wajid Ali claimed, "When I checked, those comments were not found anywhere on my profile. I have lodged an online complaint with the cyber cell. I am suffering because of being named Wajid, obviously, no one will believe me."
An attempt by the Ugandan police force to raise public awareness about the rise of a criminal gang last year was misrepresented as a recent attack on a journalist.
Rubika Liyaquat had batted for uniformity in schools and did not endorse wearing of religious attire instead of uniform. This had irked the Islamists, who then accused her of being anti-Islam.