Attacks on the Press 2002: Israel and the Occupied Territories (Including the Palestinian Authority Territories)
While the press is largely free within Israel proper, the country’s military assault on the Occupied Territories fueled a sharp deterioration in press freedom in the West Bank and Gaza during much of 2002. Despite vocal international protest, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) committed an assortment of press freedom abuses, ranging from banning press access…
Reuters cameraman comes under gunfire
related article: Press freedom crisis worsens in the occupied territories >New York, June 26, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about an incident yesterday in which a Reuters television cameraman came under gunfire in the West Bank town of Hebron.
Reuters photographer detained in Gaza
New York, May 24, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the ongoing detention of several journalists by Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. At least five journalists remain in Israeli custody after being arrested in recent weeks. On May 22, most recently, Israeli troops detained Reuters photographer Suhaib Jadallah Salem…
CPJ protests detention of journalists
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly protests the Israeli government’s continued detention of several journalists in the West Bank. As of today, at least three journalists are in Israeli custody after being arrested while carrying out their professional duties. The IDF has so far provided no explanation for their detentions.
IDF troops continue to harass journalists in West Bank
April 24, 2002, New York—CPJ deplores the continuing harassment of journalists by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops deployed in the West Bank. In the most recent incident, the IDF today detained Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana, who was CPJ’s 2001 International Press Freedom awardee, and Hussam Abu Alan, a photographer for Agence-France Presse (AFP). IDF troops…
Attacks on the Press 2001: Israel and the Occupied Territories
Israel’s Hebrew-, Arabic-, and English-language media are extremely lively and, despite some military censorship, mostly free. Yet, journalists covering the second intifada, which began in September 2000 in Gaza and the West Bank, faced a variety of restrictions and hazards from the Israeli army and militant Jewish settlers, including bullets, tear gas, shrapnel, and physical…
CPJ responds to Israel Defense Forces report on journalist shootings
FPA STATEMENT The IDF has completed what it describes as “an accounting” of the outstanding cases in which journalists were shot in the territories. We are pleased that the IDF has reaffirmed its commitment to the freedom of the press, the safety of journalists and their freedom of movement.
CPJ awardee presents case to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
New York, November 15, 2001—Argentine journalist and press freedom advocate Horacio Verbitsky this morning petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C., to suspend an Argentine court decision upholding former president Carlos Saúl Menem’s right to privacy. The Supreme Court of Argentina ruled that the newsmagazine NOTICIAS violated Menem’s privacy by reporting…
CPJ Presents Press Freedom Award Winners in Washington
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2001–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today presented the winners of its 2001 International Press Freedom Awards at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.Clockwise from Top Left: Verbitsky, Nyarota, Jiang, Dana.
Attacks on the Press 2000: Israel and the Occupied Territories
THE EXPLOSION OF VIOLENCE THAT BEGAN IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES on September 29 has been unsparing of journalists, reinforcing the West Bank and Gaza Strip’s reputation as among the world’s most hazardous beats. Reasons why included the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli security forces, and militant Jewish settlers. While no conclusive evidence exists that the…