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Loutre @loutre 12/02/2018

MADA reports 117 Israeli violations of Palestinian media freedoms since December
Feb. 10, 2018
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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) released a report on Saturday saying that between December 2017 and the end of January 2018, the group recorded 117 violations against Palestinian media freedoms at the hands of Israeli forces.
MADA reported that there was a decrease in violations against media freedoms was recorded in January compared to December 2017, during which 89 violations by Israeli forces were reported against journalists (84 of which were assaults) during their coverage of protests against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In January, MADA recorded a total of 31 violations against media freedoms in Palestine, mostly by Israel, as 28 violations were committed by Israeli forces while three violations were committed by Palestinian forces.
Despite recording a decrease between December 2017 and January 2018, MADA said that violations for January were high compared to January 2017.
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Loutre @loutre 9/11/2017

Israeli violations of Palestinian media freedoms in October highest for 2017
Nov. 9, 2017 12:36 P.M.
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) —The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) monitored 28 violations against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory during October, 27 of which were carried out by Israeli forces, according to a statement released by the group on Wednesday.
According to the group, the number of violations committed by Israeli forces increased from 22 in September to 27 during October, all of which were “serious attacks.” The statement added that the violations in October constituted the most serious of all violations of media freedoms in the territory recorded since the beginning of 2017.
Israeli violations of media freedoms in October included storming 10 offices and headquarters of Pal Media, Trans Media and Ramsat media companies in the cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus, “confiscating their property and turning 94 journalists and employees working in these institutions jobless,” MADA said.
“Not only did these companies lose their work... but they have also endured heavy losses of equipment as a result ofthe destruction and confiscation of property,” MADA said, adding that these media companies used to provide at least 15 local, Arab and foreign TV channels with media services.(...)

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- Loutre @loutre 11/11/2017
  
  By +972 Blog |Published November 8, 2017
  When political persecution hits close to home
  +972 Magazine strongly condemns the silencing and political assault against Palestinian journalist Makbula Nassar by Israel’s most-read newspaper and a senior government minister.
  ▻https://972mag.com/political-persecution-hits-close-to-home/130596
  Israel Hayom, the free daily widely viewed as Prime Minister Netanyahu’s mouthpiece, reached new heights of McCarthyism when it targeted journalist Makbula Nassar, a blogger for Local Call and frequent +972 Magazine contributor, above the fold on its front page Wednesday. According to the newspaper, Nassar, who was recently appointed the National Road Safety Authority’s head of Arabic-language public relations, was accused of being an “active member of anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian organizations.”
  The “investigative report,” by journalist Daniel Soryoti, included looking through old posts on Nassar’s personal Facebook page, in which she expressed criticism of the state and the way it treats the Arab public in Israel. These posts were carefully handpicked and packaged under a sensationalized headline calling Nassar a “prominent activist against the state.” It didn’t take long for Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz to call for her to be fired.
  The latest developments in highly publicized police interrogations of Netanyahu two closest confidants, part of several looming criminal corruption probes against the prime minister, however, only appeared on page five of the paper.
  +972 Magazine condemns in the strongest possible terms the persecution of our friend and colleague, and we are proud that she is part of our community of writers. Nassar, one of the bravest and most renowned Palestinian journalists in Israel, was appointed to the job for her unrivaled professionalism. Despite the political silencing that has come to define this era, she has never once hidden her political opinions.
  
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Loutre @loutre 4/09/2017

Palestinian security forces detain Palestinian activist over Facebook post
Sept. 4, 2017 10:22 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 4, 2017 10:35 P.M.)
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Farid al-Atrash, left, and Issa Amro at Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank on March 26, 2017. (HRW)
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian security forces detained prominent human rights activist Issa Amro on Monday, a day after he posted comments on his Facebook criticizing Palestinian forces for arresting a journalist who also criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The two joined a number of Palestinians who have been detained for voicing their opinions since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a a far-reaching Cyber Crimes Law in June that has been widely denounced by human rights groups.
Ayman Qawasmeh, the director of the Hebron-based radio station Manbar al-Hurriya, was detained by the PA on Sunday, three days after the radio station’s offices were raided and shut down by the Israeli army.
Local media reports said Qawsmeh’s arrest came after he called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to resign.
In a Facebook post Sunday evening, Amro, a Hebron-based coordinator for Youth Against Settlements and a former field researcher for the Israeli NGO B’Tselem, criticized the PA for arresting Qawsmeh and stifling freedom of expression.
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- Loutre @loutre 6/09/2017
  
  PA releases journalist, continues to hold activist over Facebook post
  Sept. 6, 2017 5:07 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 6, 2017 5:07 P.M.)
  ▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=778994
  BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian security forces released the director of a Hebron’s Manbar al-Hurriya radio station Ayman Qawasmeh on Wednesday, after he spent three days in detention for criticizing the Palestinian Authority (PA).
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  After PA preventative security forces arrested the journalist on Sunday for the critical post, prominent Hebron-based activist Issa Amro took to Facebook himself to denounce Palestinian authorities, who had allegedly been threatening journalists not to publicize Qawasmeh’s arrest. Amro called on the PA to respect and protect international and domestic law.
  Shortly after sharing the post, Amro was detained by the PA. On Wednesday, his detention was reportedly extended for an additional 24 hours, according to statement released Wednesday by Mada, a Palestinian NGO focused on media freedoms.
  The organization also spoke with Qawasmeh after his release. He told Mada that after he had been summoned by the PA midday Sunday, he was immediately interrogated about his critical comments on the PA’s leadership.
  “They asked me about the reason for posting this video, I replied that it was published in an angry moment after the radio equipment was destroyed and confiscated by the (Israeli) occupation forces,” Mada relayed.
  “They actually understood my reasons,” Qawasmeh said. He explained that during the second day in jail on Monday, he signed his statement, and on Tuesday, his detention was extended for a fourth day. He was released 9 a.m. Wednesday with no conditions.
  Mada said that they welcomed Qawasmeh’s release but demanded that Issa Amro be immediately released as well.(...)
  
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- Loutre @loutre 11/09/2017
  
  PA releases Issa Amro on bail amid charges of ’causing strife’ over Facebook post
  Sept. 10, 2017 9:35 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 11, 2017 1:54 P.M.)
  ▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=779049
  BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro, imprisoned for criticizing the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Facebook, was released from a PA detention center on a $1,400 bail.
  Youth Against Settlement (YAS), a group based in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron headed by Amro that is dedicated to non-violent resistance against the Israeli occupation, announced on their Facebook page that Amro had been released, though the charges against him had not been dropped.
  Amro was arrested last week after turning himself into Palestinian security forces. PA officials had requested Amro to present himself to authorities over a Facebook post in which he denounced the PA for arresting the director of a Hebron’s Manbar al-Hurriya radio station Ayman Qawasmeh, who was released after three days of detention.
  Amro criticized the PA for threatening journalists not to publicize Qawasmeh’s arrest — which took place after Qawasmeh posted on Facebook, calling for the resignation of the Palestinian president, prime minister, and Hebron’s governor — and called on the PA to respect and protect international and domestic law.
  According to prisoners rights group Addameer, the charges against Amro include “causing strife” and a “broad accusation of criminal action” under the PA’s controversial Cyber Crimes Law.
  
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Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 26/02/2016

Turkey Frees 2 Journalists From Jail After High Court Ruling - The New York Times
▻http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/26/world/europe/ap-eu-turkey-journalists-released.html
Two journalists imprisoned for their reports on alleged government arms-smuggling to Syria were released from jail early on Friday hours after Turkey’s highest court ruled that their rights were violated.
A large group of supporters greeted Cumhuriyet newspaper’s editor-in-chief Can Dundar and the paper’s Ankara representative, Erdem Gul, as they emerged from a van after being freed from Silivri prison on the outskirts of Istanbul.
The two were jailed in November, months after the center-left opposition daily #Cumhuriyet published what it said were images of Turkish trucks carrying ammunition to Syrian militants. The images reportedly date back to January 2014, when local authorities searched Syria-bound trucks, touching off a standoff with Turkish intelligence officials. The paper said the images proved that Turkey was smuggling arms to rebels. The government initially denied the trucks were carrying arms, maintaining that the cargo consisted of humanitarian aid Some officials later suggested the trucks were carrying arms or ammunition destined for Turkmen groups in Syria.
The two were arrested after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan filed a complaint against them, leading to heightened concerns over conditions for journalists and media freedoms in Turkey.
The Constitutional Court ruled late on Thursday that authorities had violated Dundar’s and Gul’s personal rights as well as their rights to freedom of expression by jailing them, paving their way to prosecution without being held in prison.
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The journalists’ first trial is set for March 25.
Dundar called the court’s ruling for their release a historic decision for freedom of expression in Turkey. He also said his release Friday would be “a present” on Erdogan’s 62nd birthday.
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Loutre @loutre 3/11/2015

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Israël ferme une radio palestinienne
Par Lefigaro.fr avec AFPMis à jour le 03/11/2015
▻http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/11/03/97001-20151103FILWWW00040-l-armee-israelienne-ferme-une-radio-palestinienne
L’armée israélienne a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir fermé la station de radio palestinienne Al Hurria à Hébron en Cisjordanie occupée accusée d’encourager les attaques au couteau et de diffuser de « fausses informations » en vue d’inciter à la violence.
Les militaires ont saisi le matériel de diffusion « pour empêcher une campagne d’incitation qui a provoqué une flambée de violences dans la région ces dernières semaines », a précisé le porte-parole de l’armée. Al Hurria est accusée notamment d’avoir « encouragé les attaques au couteau, les émeutes violentes, et de diffuser des informations fausses et malveillantes en prétendant que les forces de sécurité (israéliennes) exécutent et kidnappent des Palestiniens en vue de provoquer des violences ».

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- Loutre @loutre 3/11/2015
  
  Israeli forces storm, shut down Hebron radio station
  Nov. 3, 2015 10:09 A.M. (Updated: Nov. 3, 2015 10:13 A.M.)
  ▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=768624
  HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Tuesday morning stormed the offices of a Palestinian radio station in Hebron, where they destroyed equipment and ordered the station’s closure, in the latest violation of press freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory.
  Manbar al-Hurriyya (Freedom Tribune) radio station wrote on its website that Israeli forces had destroyed equipment inside the offices and confiscated other equipment.
  The soldiers then issued a military order notifying employees that the station was to be closed and its broadcast banned.
  The Israeli army said in a statement that the station was shut down “as part of the ongoing battle against incitement.”
  It continued: “Forces confiscated broadcasting equipment in order to prevent the incitement which has caused a flare of violence in the region over recent weeks.”
  It accused the radio station of encouraging “stabbing attacks” and “violent riots,” and reporting “false and malicious claims of security forces executing and kidnapping Palestinians in order to provoke violence.”
  The statement said that Israeli forces had shut down the station twice before, in 2002 and again in 2008.
  The incident comes a day after a Palestinian press freedoms watchdog condemned more than 450 violations of media freedoms since the beginning of the year.
  
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Fil @fil 16/09/2015

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Inside Mexico’s Very Own Wikileaks
▻http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mexicoleaks-kara-andrade_55f3428ce4b063ecbfa46bf9
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The idea to create Méxicoleaks came out of a conversation in June 2014 between Cokelet and Leon Willems at Free Press Unlimited, a foundation based in the Netherlands that supports media freedoms. Méxicoleaks was launched in March 2015 and now receives hundreds of leaks. The site heralds a new kind of watchdog journalism and culture where technologists, journalists and citizens are collaborating to create and demand transparency.
#corruption #wikileaks #mexique #journalisme

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