PA arrests brothers of Palestinian journalist

Published today (updated) 07/08/2011 10:15 Palestinian journalists rally against harassment by the PA after being prevented from covering a demonstration in Bethlehem [MaanImages, File] BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Preventative Security forces raided the house of a Palestinian journalist in Nablus on Saturday and arrested two of her brothers in an apparent attempt to force her surrender. […]

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Amnesty: Boycott law ‘an attack on freedom of expression’

July 12, 2011 | Maan News Agency TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — A law passed by the Israeli Knesset making it an offence to call for a boycott against the state of Israel or its West Bank settlements is an attack on freedom of expression and will have a chilling effect on speech, Amnesty International […]

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Israel: New Laws Marginalize Palestinian Arab Citizens

Measures Threaten Discrimination; Chill Freedom of Expression  | Human Rights Watch March 30, 2011 (Jerusalem) – Two new Israeli laws affecting Israel’s Palestinian Arab residents would promote discrimination and stifle free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. One would authorize rural, Jewish-majority communities to reject Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel and other “unsuitable” applicants for […]

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MADA: Palestinian Reconciliation Improve Freedom of Expression

02.05.11 – 14:55 Ramallah – PNN – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) issued a press statement on Sunday  welcoming the Palestinian reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas . Archive Mousa Rimawi,  Director  of MADA, hoped that this reconciliation will contribute to enhancing freedom of expression in the occupied Palestinian territories, which has […]

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Mer Khamis murder: Palestinians must reinforce freedom of expression

Tuesday, April 12 2011| Aziz Abu Sarah | +972 Magazine The murder of Juliano Mer Khamis was a national tragedy for Palestinians that drew shock and outrage. However, it is imperative that we learn from this horrific event that the rights to freedom of art and expression must be protected and upheld at all costs. […]

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MADA Trains Lawyers to Handle Freedom of Expression Violations

23.02.11 – 10:23 Ramallah – PNN – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) started on Tuesday a three-day workshop aimed at enhancing lawyer’s abilities to manage freedom of expression cases, with a particular focus on media freedoms. Archive The workshop, in partnership with Birzeit University’s Institute of Law, is part of MADA’s […]

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