(WAN/IFEX) – In a 9 August 2000 letter to Israeli Minister of Public Security Shlomo Ben Ami, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the wounding of two journalists during shooting by Israeli soldiers. According to reports, Katya Jarjoura, a freelance journalist working for Radio Canada, and Ali Dia, a Lebanese […]
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 9 August 2000 letter to Israeli Minister of Public Security Shlomo Ben Ami, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the wounding of two journalists during shooting by Israeli soldiers.
According to reports, Katya Jarjoura, a freelance journalist working for Radio Canada, and Ali Dia, a Lebanese journalist working for the news agency Agence France-Presse, were injured when Israeli soldiers fired “warning shots” at youths throwing stones near a border fence in southern Lebanon.
Jarjoura was hit in the abdomen by shrapnel, while Dia was injured in both legs, also by shrapnel.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the minister of public security:
– calling on him to ensure that an immediate investigation is held into the incident in which Jarjoura and Dia were injured
– urging him to do everything in his power to create an environment in which journalists are able to carry out their profession free from violence
Appeals To
APPEALS TO:The Right Honourable Shlomo Ben Ami
Minister of Public Security
Jerusalem, Israel
C/o H.E. Ambassador to London
Fax: +44 207 957 9555Please copy appeals to WAN.
