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Social Activist Kidnapped By The Army At Erez Terminal

 Tuesday August 27, 2013 10:12 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday morning [August 27, 2013], a Palestinian social activist, head of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA) after heading to the Erez Israeli terminal in an attempt to obtain a permit to head to the […]

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Family of kidnapped Palestinian journalist appeals for help | @Pressfreedom @RSF_RWB

Ma’an News Agency | Aug 25, 2013   JENIN (Ma’an) — The family of a Palestinian journalist who was kidnapped 16 months ago in the Philippines on Friday appealed to rights organizations to do more for his release. Baker Atyani, Al-Arabiya’s TV bureau chief for Southeast Asia, was kidnapped in June 2012 by the Abu […]

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Israeli PR Head issued warnings over racist, offensive Facebook postings

 Monday August 19, 2013 00:28 by Celine Hagbard – IMEMC News Danny Seaman, who recently became the head of Israel’s ‘Internet Hasbara (Hebrew for Propaganda)’ branch of the government, has been issued a warning by the Netanyahu administration for a series of racist and offensive postings against Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and Japanese people on his […]

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Activists: Israeli forces assault journalist at Bethlehem protest

Maan News Agency | Aug 16, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces assaulted a journalist on Friday at a protest in al-Masara, a local popular committee said. Soldiers brutally beat Abed al-Rahman Younis Ibedat, a reporter for the news site Al-Quds, and briefly detained him, committee coordinator Hassan Barjeya told Ma’an. Israeli forces fired tear […]

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Media Forum condemns the killing of 7 journalists in Egypt

[ PIC 16/08/2013 – 11:23 AM ] Muhammad Zaki, Aljazeera cameraman who was wounded during coverage of Rabia al-Adaweyya events GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Media Forum has condemned the killing of seven journalists during the suppression of peaceful sit-ins in support of the Egyptian elected President Mohamed Morsi. The forum stated that seven Journalists were […]

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Daily zionist pogrom update: Israeli occupation forces arrest 5 citizens including journalist in WB

[ PIC 14/08/2013 – 06:28 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Tadhamun Foundation for Human Rights said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Tuesday a Palestinian journalist from the city of Ramallah. The researcher at the foundation Ahmed Betawi said that a large military force stormed the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah, and […]

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Israeli forces arrest journalist from Budrus village | cc @Pressfreedom @RSF_RWB

Maan News Agency | Aug 13, 2013   RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian journalist in the village of Budrus early Tuesday, family members said. Soldiers detained Mohammad Awad after raiding his home and breaking down the door, his brother said. He was taken to an unknown location. An Israeli military spokesperson could […]

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Palestinian government in Gaza criticises Al-Arabia TV for defamation campaign

Al Ray Agencies – Aug 4, 2013 Gaza, Alray – The Palestinian government in Gaza has denounced a defamation campaign waged by Al-Arabia satellite TV against the Palestinians and their resistance. Top Palestinian official criticized the “suspicious role that Al-Arabia plays as it broadcasts fabricated reports blaming Palestinians for the current unrest in Egypt.” He […]

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The “Online Checkpoint” attacks again: Al-Aqsa TV channel Facebook page removed

[ PIC 03/08/2013 – 11:38 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Facebook administration has removed al-Aqsa TV channel page, although its Facebook fan page was available and had grown by 116,000 fans. Al-Aqsa TV channel condemned this arbitrary measure that came without any justification or real explanation, stressing that it will not succeed to undermine its voice. […]

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Media Forum condemns PA arrest of Journalist covering a sit-in

[ PIC 02/08/2013 – 01:15 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Media Forum strongly condemned the PA Intelligence Services for the arrest of the journalist Musab al-Ibrahim Said while covering a sit-in of prisoners’ families in Ramallah. PA forces arrested on Thursday the journalist Said, who works with a local news agency, while covering a […]

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Israeli forces arrest citizens in Ramallah including a journalist | cc @pressfreedom @RSF_RWB

[ PIC 28/07/2013 – 07:48 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli military forces at dawn Sunday stormed the town of Arura, north of Ramallah, and raided citizens’ houses under the pretext of “searching for wanted people.” Local sources in Arura reported that the soldiers stormed and searched the houses of citizens Samir Aruri and Abdel-Rahman Khasib, […]

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Students stage vigil to condemn arrest of journalist Yousef Shalabi

[ PIC 24/07/2013 – 04:22 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Dozens of students from the Arab American University in Jenin participated in a vigil on Tuesday to protest the arrest of journalist Yousef Abdul Latif Shalabi, aged 23, by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF). Students and a number of university lecturers took part in the vigil […]

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Israeli occupation soldiers raid Tulkarem villages, arrest two including a journalist

[ PIC 22/07/2013 – 10:50 AM ] TULKAREM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the village of Ateel and Allar in Tulkarem at dawn Monday and rounded up two young men after violent clashes. Local sources said that young men threw stones at the invading troops, who responded by firing heavily. They said that the […]

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Pro-coup Media Inciting Hatred Against Palestinians ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 20/07/2013 – 05:42 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine Much of the Egyptian media is having a free season on Palestinians these days. Calls for murdering Palestinians and Syrian refugees in Egypt are heavily permeating through Egyptian TV channels. It is widely believed that many of these outlets are funded by […]

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Israel deports Canadian human rights activist

Al Qassam website | 20-07-2013,09:36  Al Khalil – Israeli occupation forces have deported on Friday Canadian solidarity activist Sarah Ali, 26, after arresting her fiercely in front of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron last Wednesday. The Canadian activist of ‘Youth against Settlements’ group was observing the Israeli military’s violations of human rights while inspecting queued […]

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