On 13 May 1996, Fayez Nourredin, a photographer for the French news agency Agence France Presse, was detained for ten hours by the Palestinian special intelligence service in Gaza, during which he was kicked, whipped with a belt and subjected to harassment. Palestinian security officers were upset over the publication on 9 May of a […]
On 13 May 1996, Fayez Nourredin, a photographer for the French
news agency Agence France Presse, was detained for ten hours by
the Palestinian special intelligence service in Gaza, during
which he was kicked, whipped with a belt and subjected to
harassment. Palestinian security officers were upset over the
publication on 9 May of a photograph of children washing a donkey
on the beach in Gaza, saying that the picture was “damaging to
the well-being of the nation.” Nourredin suffered severe
bruising, especially on his back and left leg.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
journalists stop and that the officers responsible for Fayez
Nourredin’s assault be disciplined
Appeals To
His Excellency Yasser Arafat
President of the Palestinian Autonomous Authority
Gaza City, Gaza
Fax: +972 7 823 744
Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
