Tag: Gaza
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Targeting Journalists
By Eva Bartlett The killing of Gaza-based Palestinian Reuters cameraman received considerable attention 2.5 months ago. Filming at the site of shelling in Gaza earlier in the day, Fadel Shana was himself targeted by shelling from the very tanks he was filming. After the incident, with international outcry from rights groups, journalists associations, and individuals,…
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PCHR submits lawsuit against Israeli officials via Spanish national court
To view original press release from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), click here On 24 June 2008, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) filed a lawsuit at the National Court of Spain, the highest Spanish judicial council, against seven former senior Israeli military officials. These include former Defence Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, his…
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PMC: Israeli soldiers assault, abuse and torture Palestinian journalist
To view original report, published by the Palestine Media Centre, click here The security officials pf the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) manning the Allenby border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank assaulted, abused and strip-searched at gunpoint Palestinian journalist and photographer Mohammed Omer, the Gaza correspondent of IPS, joint winner of the 2008 Martha…