Early on the morning of 13 April 1995, 20 members of Force 17, the personal guard unit of Yasser Arafat, raided the Gaza home of Taher Shriteh, publisher of the independent weekly “Filastin” and a stringer for Reuters and CBS News. They did not find Shriteh and proceeded to beat his brothers Fakher, Amer, and […]
Early on the morning of 13 April 1995, 20 members of Force 17,
the personal guard unit of Yasser Arafat, raided the Gaza home of
Taher Shriteh, publisher of the independent weekly “Filastin” and
a stringer for Reuters and CBS News. They did not find Shriteh
and proceeded to beat his brothers Fakher, Amer, and Zaher.
Fakher was beaten unconscious with rifle butts and had to be
hospitalized. He remained unconscious for several hours.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Please write to the Palestinian authorities:
– stating that the actions of the security forces of the
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) have placed press freedom in
Gaza in mortal danger
– respectfully urging a reconsideration of the PNA’s measures
against journalists in Gaza
Appeals To
His Excellency Yasser Arafat
Chairman
Palestinian National Authority
Gaza City, Gaza
Fax: +972 7 823 744
