Palestine
Campaigns and Advocacy
3 May 2012
World Press Freedom Day: an occasion to defend freedom of expression
For Palestinian journalists, the day highlights the daily challenges they face, with increasing violations against media freedoms by the Israeli forces and Palestinian parties in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
8 March 2012
MADA calls for an end to all forms of discrimination against women journalists
To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, MADA congratulates Palestinian women and women around the globe, especially journalists, on their accomplishments in all professional fields.See all campaign news: Palestine
From the Communiqué
29 February 2012
Violations by Palestinian security forces exceed those by Israeli forces in 2011, says MADA report
For the first time, violations of media freedoms in Palestine at the hands of Palestinian security services outnumbered those committed in 2011 by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), but the IOF violations constituted a "greater threat," says the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) in its annual report.
20 April 2011
Italian journalist kidnapped and killed in Gaza
Hamas officials have found the body of an Italian journalist and activist who was kidnapped last week in Gaza, report the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) and the International Press Institute (IPI). Vittorio Arrigoni was affiliated with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a pro-Palestinian rights group, and reported on Palestinian issues for the Italian newspaper "Il Manifesto" and online paper Peacereporter, and also wrote a blog.
20 October 2010
Hamas shuts down journalist union
Hamas security services descended on the Gaza headquarters of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) and shut it down indefinitely last week, report the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). It is just the latest in a series of military attacks from all sides on the Palestinian press in the volatile region.See all articles: Palestine
Reports
30 April 2012
Violations of media freedoms in March 2012
MADA is concerned about the deterioration in freedom of expression in the territories, in particular the safety of journalists and bloggers in response to their reporting or their writing on social networking sites.
24 February 2012
Violations of media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territories in 2011
MADA identified a total of 206 violations of media freedoms, with the murder of Italian journalist Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza representing the most serious violation of the year.See all reports: Palestine
Alerts
Palestinian Authority blocks critical websites in West Bank 26 April 2012 Palestinian journalist sentenced to four months' imprisonment 20 April 2012 Detained journalist transferred to hospital 11 April 2012 Escalating assault on free expression 5 April 2012 Journalist released on bail after one week in detention 2 April 2012 Journalist detained on charges of libel and slander 29 March 2012 Journalist assaulted while covering protest 19 March 2012 Human rights defender given one-time permit to travel 1 March 2012 Palestinian TV channels raided by Israeli forces 29 February 2012 Journalists targeted with tear gas canisters, rubber bullets 14 February 2012 MADA condemns escalating campaign against journalists 8 February 2012 MADA condemns arrest of journalist in Ramallah 3 February 2012 Journalist injured by Israeli forces 2 February 2012 ANHRI condemns assault on human rights defender 18 January 2012 MADA responds to Government Media Office accusations 17 January 2012 MADA welcomes lifting of ban on newspapers 12 January 2012 ANHRI condemns ongoing harassment, arrests, detentions of media workers 16 December 2011 Ministry of Interior attempts to ban social media conference 6 December 2011 Authorities urged to lift travel ban on human rights defender 29 November 2011 Escalation of settler attacks on journalists 31 October 2011 MADA condemns extension of journalist's detention 27 October 2011 IFJ accuses Hamas of political interference after takeover of Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate office in Gaza 14 October 2011 CORRECTION: Hamas restricts foreign journalists' access to Gaza Strip 7 October 2011 Hamas restricts foreign journalists' access to Gaza Strip 6 October 2011 One journalist detained; security forces storm another journalist's home in Nablus 27 September 2011 See all alerts: Palestine
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