Articles by Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)
Bahrain must cease judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat and other Bahraini journalists
48 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to cease its judicial harassment of human rights defenders and its violation of their right to freedom of expression.
October 2016: MADA records 22 violations against press freedom in Palestine
According to the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), October in Palestine witnessed the lowest record of press freedom violations since the beginning of the year.
The Middle East’s unusual suspects: MENA round-up
Oman and Jordan are two of the most stable countries in their region. But, as Hiba Zayadin points out in our MENA round-up, things may be taking a sinister turn for regular Jordanians and Omanis.
Canada must prioritise free expression rights in relationship with China
IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.
August 2016: A particularly discouraging month for media freedoms in Palestine
In its monthly incident report for August, the Palestinian Center for Developments and Media Freedoms (MADA), monitored violations committed against media freedoms by Israeli forces and the Palestinian authority. Violations committed in August exceeded those that took place in any other month since the start of 2016.
Journalists in West Bank and Gaza increasingly subjected to torture, psychological pressure
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms has monitored an increase in the use of torture, ill-treatment, and threats to pressure and harass journalists during their detention, their summons for investigation, or their arrests in both the West Bank and Gaza.
New cybercrime law is fundamentally flawed
IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.
Compassionate release called for in case of Bangladeshi journalist Shafik Rehman
Civil society groups have written an open letter urging medical discharge from prison for distinguished Bangladeshi journalist Shafik Rehman .