RAMALLAH, November 23, 2011 (WAFA) – Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) said in a press release Wednesday that 20 journalists were killed by the Israeli army in Palestine since 2000.
MADA, in a statement marking the launch of its new campaign to prosecute and punish the Israeli army for killing reporters and journalists in Palestine, to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity today, said it will produce a video commemorating the 20 murdered reporters in Palestine.
MADA will also hold an exhibition of journalists under assault in the Gaza Strip and conduct other activities, within the framework of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) campaign to demand the holding of journalists’ killers accountable across the world, added the press release.
MADA called on rights groups and press organizations to participate in the IFEX international campaign and help relay the suffering of reporters and journalists in the Palestinian Territory to the international community.
MADA also urged the international community to pressure Israel to end the Israeli army and settlers’ assaults against reporters in the Palestinian Territory, and hold the assailants accountable for their actions.
IFEX has designated November 23 as the International Day to End Impunity, following the Maguindanao massacre on the same day in 2009, when 57 people, including 32 journalists, were killed in what is considered as the worst attack on press in contemporary history.Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA
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