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Four Palestinian journalists injured by gunfire and shrapnel covering Gaza protests

Article| Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)| 17.8.2018

Medics in the Gaza Strip said that Israeli forces are shooting at protesters and journalists with rounds known as butterfly bullets, which explode upon impact and cause severe damage.

Gender rights hypocrisy, a Youtube ban, and anti-terrorism legislation used to crush dissent: A dark month in the MENA region

Article| Elia J. Ayoub| 6.7.2018

A roundup of key free expression news in the Middle East and North Africa, based on IFEX member reports.

Journalist Mohammed al-Baba shot by IDF while covering Gaza protests

Article| Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)| 9.6.2018

Mohammed al-Baba, a photographer for Agence France-Presse, was hit by a live round fired by the Israel Defense Forces while covering a protest east of the northern Gazan city of Jabalia.

Journalists and rights defenders under fire, Pride cancelled: MENA in May

Article| Elia J. Ayoub| 1.6.2018

A roundup of key free expression news in the Middle East and North Africa, based on IFEX member reports.

RSF asks ICC to investigate Israeli sniper fire on Palestinian journalists

Article| Reporters Without Borders (RSF)| 18.5.2018

RSF formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate what it regards as war crimes by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) against Palestinian journalists covering protests in Gaza.

In a month characterized by repression, a pro-LGBTQI+ campaign lifts some spirits

Article| Elia J. Ayoub| 2.5.2018

A roundup of key free expression news in the Middle East and North Africa, based on IFEX member reports.

Four years of Israeli violence against Palestinian journalists covering “March of Return” protests

Article| Reporters Without Borders (RSF)| 27.4.2022

Reporters Without Borders registered more than 140 Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists since the weekly protests began in March 2018.

Pakistan: Civil society groups demand transparency and consultation in the drafting of social media rules

Article| Media Matters for Democracy| 21.10.2020

In a statement signed by several civil society groups and concerned individuals, the Pakistan government is urged to initiate a credible consultative process in the drafting of social media rules since the measure could have a “detrimental impact” on the country’s digital ecosystem, economy, and online expression.