In an unprecedented move, Anas Saad Awad has been convicted of a crime after posting a satirical image on Facebook. Read more about Nablus court jails man for depicting Abbas as soccer star 

Palestinian journalists routinely self-censor following increased violations of media freedoms in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Read more about Palestinian forces increasingly join Israel in repression of journalists 

The violence of the Palestinian Authority police is not unexpected, yet it was still shocking to see such unfettered brutality on the streets of Ramallah in the middle of the afternoon. Read more about Palestinians reclaim streets despite PA police repression 

The Palestinian Authority’s arrest of journalists and activists critical of its policies are threatening freedom of expression in the West Bank, according to local human rights groups. Read more about Dozens of journalists, activists arrested as PA cracks down on dissent 

The Palestinian Authority imprisoned journalist Yousef al-Shayab Wednesday because of something he wrote, and because he insists on protecting his sources, say his colleagues Read more about Palestinian Authority jails journalist for publishing exposé on foreign ministry