AJ+ | Direct From

Award-winning investigative stories from the frontlines of justice and power.
In this fast-paced and gritty docuseries, host Dena Takruri holds the powerful to account and highlights the voices of those impacted by injustice globally.
Resistance, Accountability, Justice.
Dena Takruri is an award-winning senior presenter and producer at AJ+ and one of the channel’s founding members. She hosts the acclaimed docuseries “Direct From with Dena Takruri,” which has been recognized with a Peabody Award, Edward R. Murrow Awards and Emmy Awards, among others. Known for her bold, empathetic and immersive reporting style, Dena brings audiences to the front lines of social justice, political and human rights struggles around the world.Dena is also the co-author of the memoir, “They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom,” which chronicles the life of young Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi and offers a rare, intimate account of Palestinian childhood under Israeli military occupation.
Peabody Award (2023)
Emmy AwardLone Star, Public Affairs Programs (2022)
National Edward R. Murrow Award: TV, Excellence in Social Media (2020)
National Edward R. Murrow Award: TV, Excellence in Social Media (2018)
Emmy: Michigan, Societal Concerns (2022)
Telly Award: Gold, Social Video, General News & Info (2019)
San Francisco Press Club 1st Place, TV/Video, Sports (2018)
San Francisco Press Club1st Place, Feature/Serious (2018)
Telly Award: Gold, Social Video Series Documentary (2022)
San Francisco Press Club1st Place, Series (2018)
Stories that move the world.