Rama Sabanekh
Rama Sabanekh has been CPJ’s researcher for the Levant since November 2025. A third-generation Palestinian refugee based in Amman, Jordan, she holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Politics and Economics from SOAS, University of London. With an academic and professional focus on the political geography and history of the region, she has worked with a range of independent news and media outlets as a freelance contributor, senior editor, researcher, and producer. Rama has worked in English and Arabic across multiple media platforms and has collaborated closely with grassroots groups advocating for feminism, queer rights, and labor rights.
‘I do not feel safe’: The cost of 3 years of Israeli impunity for journalists in Lebanon
When visual journalist Ahmed Chihadeh came under Israeli fire in January 2025 while covering the return of displaced residents to the southern Lebanese town of Houla, he removed his press vest and hid his camera. “After what happened to my colleagues, and after seeing that there has still been no justice for those who were…
These 6 foreign journalists have been denied entry by Israel
When French journalist Alice Froussard landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport a week ago, she arrived with a valid travel authorization and plans to report from the occupied West Bank, where she had worked for years. By the next morning, Israeli authorities placed her on a flight back to Paris, denying her entry. She…