Articles by Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)
Chief Executive of Hong Kong urged to protect freedom of expression
After a series of increasingly violent events, IFEX members and supporters call on Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying to take clear and deliberate steps to defend press freedom.
Israel forces Palestinian TV station to stop broadcasting
A local station in the city of Tulkarem, Sheraa TV, was forced to stop broadcasting after receiving numerous threats by the Israeli authorities
Transparency, independent media are vital for global development plan
195 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the UN to put government accountability and independent media at the centre of a new framework for global development.
Israeli forces detain two journalists and assault another
On 26 January 2014, two journalists were detained by Israeli forces during their coverage of clashes that erupted between Palestinian citizens and the forces in an area near the city of Bethlehem.
In an attack on free expression, libel may be recriminalised in Romania
IFEX members are calling on the president of Romania to veto proposed changes to the penal code passed by Parliament that would recriminalise insult and libel.
Palestine: One step closer to the realisation of an access to information law
The Palestinian Center for Media Development and Media Freedoms, based in Ramallah, has been working, alongside government representatives, on the draft of a proposed access to information law for the past year. After the formation of a committee to work on enhancing the draft, Palestine is now a little bit closer to enacting this much-needed law.
Worldwide condemnation for brutal attacks on over 50 journalists in Ukraine
IFEX members strongly condemn recent attacks on journalists during public demonstrations in Kyiv and call for those responsible to be held accountable.
Tunisia’s constitution should be a model to protect free expression in the region, say rights groups
Over 50 IFEX members and partners appeal to the civil society groups assisting in a consultation process with elected representatives to protect freedom of expression in the new Tunisian Constitution.