Palestinian Activist Freed After Months of Detention
Khalil, a Palestinian-American activist, was released after being held in a New Jersey detention center for months. His detention was ruled a violation of his First Amendment rights.
Luc Cohen is a journalist currently serving as a New York Courts Reporter for Thomson Reuters. He has a background covering legal and political developments, with a focus on high-profile cases. From October 2018 to September 2021, Cohen was the Venezuela Correspondent for Thomson Reuters based in Caracas, where he reported extensively on Venezuela's economy and oil sector, including investigations into how the state oil company PDVSA circumvented U.S. sanctions and the impact of the country's economic crisis on daily life. Before his Venezuela assignment, Cohen worked as the Argentina Correspondent (2016-2018) and Commodities Correspondent (2014-2016) for Thomson Reuters. His earlier experience includes an editorial internship at the Financial Times in 2014 and serving as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Princetonian during 2013-2014. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Notably, Cohen was part of the Reuters team that received the Gerald Loeb Award for their reporting on the collapse and arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange. As of early 2025, he covers civil and criminal cases involving former U.S. President Donald Trump, reflecting his ongoing role in high-profile legal journalism. His career highlights demonstrate expertise in international reporting, commodities, and legal affairs, with significant contributions to investigative journalism and court coverage in the United States[1][3][4].
Khalil, a Palestinian-American activist, was released after being held in a New Jersey detention center for months. His detention was ruled a violation of his First Amendment rights.
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