Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)

Articles by Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)

The aftermath of an airstrike by the Saudi-led Coalition near Yemeni television station Al-Masirah, REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

UN Security Council must press for an end to attacks against media in Yemen

IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.

Slain Journalist Ibrahim Foday

An open letter calling for justice for slain journalist Ibrahim Foday

Four years after Sierra Leone Journalist Ibrahim Foday’s death, members of IFEX join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling for more rapid progress.

Zulkiflee ‘Zunar’ Anwar Haque

Ahead of cartoonist’s trial, NGOs call on Malaysian government to drop charges

Charged under the Sedition Act in Malaysia, internationally known political cartoonist Zunar could face 43 years in jail for a tweet.

Bara Alqadi, Facebook / Bara Alqadi profile page

Palestinian media student kidnapped and beaten in Ramallah

Palestinian student Bara Alqadi was kidnapped on 2 April 2015 and beaten by four masked and unknown men. He had previously been receiving death threats because of articles he had written and comments he had made on Facebook.

Syrian lawyer and human rights defender Mazen Darwish, in an undated photo taken from the website of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), https://scm.bz/

NGOs to Bashar al-Assad: Implement your amnesty decree and free Syrian activist Mazen Darwish

The International Press Institute and 23 IFEX members sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad calling for the release of lawyer and human rights defender Mazen Darwish ahead of his court hearing on 25 March 2015.

Times of Swaziland/MISA-Swaziland

Swaziland doesn’t want you to care about these government critics. Here’s why you should.

They don’t write for The New York Times or The Daily Mail. And the Swazi government is counting on just that to keep Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko in jail for criticizing the judiciary.

Under Fire: Documentary details attacks on journalists during Gaza offensive

A new documentary features first-person accounts from Palestinian journalists and cameramen in Gaza during the 2014 Israeli offensive.

Nabeel Rajab is one of many Bahrainis who have been victimized by the government's intensified campaign to silence dissent through judicial harassment and the improper use of judicial and police powers, Nabeel Rajab / Facebook

NGOs call on Bahraini government to drop Twitter charges against Nabeel Rajab

The international community’s response to the current charges leveled against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab has been monumental in denouncing the Criminal Investigations Department and the Bahraini government for their actions.