Articles by Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)
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.
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.
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.
Two photographers attacked in Hebron
MADA condemns the attacks on photographers Abdel-Hafiz Hashlamoun and Najeh Hashlamoun in two separate incidents in Hebron.
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.
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.
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.
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.