IFJ slams Israel over media office bombing, treatment of journalists
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Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten, and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating violence in Gaza, said the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in a statement today. Since the beginning of the (recent) events in Jerusalem, the Israeli authorities have arrested at least 27 media workers in what the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and other press groups denounced as a clear attempt to silence media reporting on the ground. The IFJ stands in solidarity with.
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In celebration of the World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the European Union Representative and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate joined Palestinian journalists to highlight the press’s vital role in promoting and protecting freedom of opinion and expression. During the event, 14 Palestinian journalists from across the West Bank were honored for their efforts in covering the COVID-19 pandemic and their significant contribution in reassuring the Palestinian public in times of crisis and uncertainty.
This event came after a competition launched by the EU and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate under the title “Journalists against Covid-19”. Over 130 journalists submitted journalistic material to compete under five different categories. All categories addressed different aspects of fighting Covid-19 including the evolving narratives around the pandemic.
Palestine Media Forum condemns PA s detention of journalist May 6, 2021 at 9:42 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Palestinian journalist Hassan Al-Najjar [yattatoa.online/Facebook] May 6, 2021 at 9:42 am
The Palestine Media Forum (PMF) yesterday condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) s detention of journalist Hassan Al-Najjar after he called President Mahmoud Abbas house,
Safa news agency reported.
In a statement, the PMF stated that Al-Najjar made the call to protest against being dismissed from
Palestine TV, the PA s official station.
The PMF looks very seriously at the detention of journalist Al-Najjar and condemns the media blackout imposed on the case of his detention, pointing out that the journalist has been in prison for several weeks, while the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate is ignoring him.
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