Articles by Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)
60 human rights groups call for release of Moroccan journalist
In a second joint appeal, over 60 IFEX members and partners again call for the release of Moroccan journalist Ali Anouzla, after terrorism-related charges were laid against him.
IFEX members call on Brazil’s President to protect Internet rights
IFEX members call on Brazil’s Congress to promptly pass the Marco Civil bill and on President Roussef to ensure its due implementation, as a measure to protect the right of Brazilians to an Internet that is free and open to all.
Security forces beat journalists at protest decrying Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa mosque
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian journalists on 24 September 2013 during their coverage of protests denouncing continuous Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Continued and unwarranted closure of two TV stations in Gaza
The offices of Ma’an News Agency and AlArabiya TV station in Gaza have been closed down since 25 July for their alleged “fabrication of news and spreading of rumours”. A local rights organisation has called for the offices to be reopened immediately, calling the closures ‘a serious violation of the law’.
Palestinian journalists prevented from covering pro-Morsi protest in Hebron
A demonstration initiated by Hamas in Hebron on 16 August 2013 was dispersed by the authorities, while journalists were harassed and threatened for trying to cover it.
Israeli forces arrest and detain two Palestinian journalists
Quds Press News correspondent Mohamed Mona was arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on 7 August 2013 and Watan TV cameraman Mohamed Awad was arrested 13 August 2013.
Over 150 groups urge President Obama to protect whistleblowers and journalists
Over 150 IFEX members and partners of ARTICLE 19 appealed to US President Obama to drop charges against whistleblower Edward Snowden, update the Whistleblower Protection Act and pass a media shield law.
Groups call for review of Ecuador’s restrictive communications law
Over 30 IFEX members write to President Rafael Correa, calling on him to submit the recently-approved Ecuadorian Communications Law to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for a Consultative Opinion.