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A Palestinian girl talks on her cell phone in the West Bank on July 3, 2018. Palestinian authorities recently blocked dozens of websites throughout the territories. (AFP/Hazem Bader)

Palestinian court orders block of dozens of news websites and Facebook pages

October 25, 2019 2:30 PM EDT

Beirut, October 25, 2019 — The Palestinian National Authority should immediately lift a ban on dozens of news websites and Facebook pages, and allow news outlets in the country to publish freely online, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.