Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)

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

Link to: Ramattan news agency raided by security forces

Ramattan news agency raided by security forces

Internal security forces raided the agency’s offices in Gaza City and prevented the holding of a press conference.

Link to: Israeli forces assault two photographers in Nablus

Israeli forces assault two photographers in Nablus

Reuters photographer Abdul Rahim Quseini and AFP photographer Arif Tufaha were assaulted by soldiers in the West Bank.

Link to: Violations of media freedoms in Palestine during October 2009

Violations of media freedoms in Palestine during October 2009

(MADA/IFEX) – There have been disturbing violations of media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territories during October 2009. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) monitored many of the Israeli violations against journalists, especially incidents in Jerusalem and Hebron committed by the Israeli occupation forces.

Link to: Two photographers attacked in Hebron

Two photographers attacked in Hebron

MADA condemns the attacks on photographers Abdel-Hafiz Hashlamoun and Najeh Hashlamoun in two separate incidents in Hebron.

Link to: Journalists assaulted by Israeli forces; stone-throwing Palestinian youth injures photographer

Journalists assaulted by Israeli forces; stone-throwing Palestinian youth injures photographer

MADA calls on the international community to pressure the Israeli government to stop its attacks on journalists.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.

Link to: Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance

Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance

23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.

Link to: Israeli soldiers disguised as photojournalists endanger journalists’ lives, says MADA

Israeli soldiers disguised as photojournalists endanger journalists’ lives, says MADA

Israeli forces dressed as photojournalists arrested a number of people during recent protests in Jerusalem.