The International Federation of Journalists has called for an independent and open inquiry into the killing yesterday afternoon of a Palestinian cameraman in Iraq by US troops, only days after the Federation accused the Pentagon of a “cynical whitewash” over a previous attack on media in which two journalists were killed. The shooting of Mazen Dana, an award-winning journalist working for the Reuters news agency, is “more tragic evidence of what appears to be casual disregard of journalists’ safety by military commanders,” said IFJ’s Aidan White. Read more about IFJ calls for Iraq probe after Palestinian journalist shot dead by US troops
The International Federation of Journalists today warned Israel that its boycott of the BBC announced this week challenges free speech and sends out a dangerous message in a region where press freedom is under pressure. Read more about Israeli PM bars BBC from his meeting with British press during London visit
The International Federation of Journalists today called for the rights and security of journalists to be made a priority in the forthcoming dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. “It is time to set journalists free and to build democracy through dialogue, tolerance and press freedom,” says the IFJ in a letter to both sides. Read more about IFJ calls for journalists' rights and security to be made a priority in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
Only hours after a new global campaign was launched by media leaders demanding that attempts to kill journalists should be made a war crime, a freelance journalist was shot dead in controversial circumstances by Israeli forces in Palestine. Read more about IFJ demands end to military "whitewash" after top journalist is shot dead in Palestine
The shooting by soldiers of a journalist filming protests on the West Bank at the weekend provides fresh evidence that the lives of Palestinian media staff are “recklessly being put at risk” by Israeli forces, says the International Federation of Journalists. Read more about IFJ: "Impossible to ignore evidence of Israeli targeting of journalists"
The International Federation of Journalists said today that Israeli border police who terrorized a group of journalists and assaulted a cameraman in West Bank city of Hebron reflected a “continuing mood of prejudice and intolerance” among Israeli security personnel in their dealings with media. Read more about IFJ accuses Israel after journalists are terrorised and cameraman is beaten up
The International Federation of Journalists today called the shooting of a Palestinian journalist in Ramallah during street protests over Israeli actions in the town a “new and tragic act of media persecution that compounds Israeli violations of Palestinian rights.” Read more about Killing of Palestinian Journalist in Ramallah
The International Federation of Journalists has accused the Israeli authorities of a vendetta against a private radio station which has been raided, shelled and prosecuted in a series of attacks, the latest at the beginning of September. Read more about Journalists Condemn Israeli Attack on West Bank Radio Station
The Israeli army report on the circumstances of the killing of an Italian photographer earlier this year in the West Bank town of Ramallah was rejected as ‘lacking all balance and credibility’ by the International Federation of Journalists today. Read more about Israeli Army report on killing of photographer "lacking all balance and credibility," says IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ group, today issued a strong statement condemning attacks on journalists and media staff in Palestine. Read more about IFJ condemns attacks on journalists and media staff in Palestine
