Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)

Palestinian journalists and media faced a growing number of violations against them in 2019 according to an annual report from The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA).

According to the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), continued attacks against journalists are a result of the impunity of the perpetrators of these crimes.

An international mission comprised of 17 international organizations underscores its concern regarding the lack of guarantees offered by the Mexican state to solve the country’s grave freedom of expression crisis and the state’s failure to recognize the seriousness of the problem.

A new report from the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) reviews the current state of digital rights in Palestine and the challenges restricting freedom of expression.

Despite wearing vests marked ‘Press’, two journalists were hospitalised with serious injuries caused by projectiles; others were tear gassed whilst filming the demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf has been detained for months as Israeli authorities seek to deport him from Jerusalem.

MADA has monitored a total of 43 attacks against journalist and media freedom in Palestine during December 2018, most of which were committed by Israeli occupation forces, with the remainder committed by Palestinians.

During March 2018, MADA documented a total of 46 violations against media freedom in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.