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Israeli Violations Summary: 2008-2011

Israeli Occupation Forces Violations Against Palestinian Journalists

In the past three and half years (January 2008- June 2011) Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have committed a total of 504 violations against Palestinian journalists. Types of violations are divided into 11 categories, and of the incidences monitored in the reporting period, the highest reported violations against journalists by the IOF are physical attacks, detention, arrests, raids and the confiscation or destruction of property and equipment; and the prevention of coverage.

Type: Article

July 2011: Violations Report

Violations of Media Freedoms in the Palestinian Territories

July 2011 Report

 

 

Ramallah - 15/8/2011

 

Israeli Occupation Forces Violations

Type: Article

July 2011: Violations Report

Type: Article

Zimbabwean activists still being detained and tortured

Reported by: 
Ibrahim Oyekanmi
Press statement

Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)

Four women from Robert Sinyoka Suburb in Bulawayo have been arrested and are currently being assaulted and tortured in custody
Type: Action

Violent crackdown on protests in Bahrain

Reported by: 
Jessica Hume
Organisation/Company: 
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

Troops in Bahrain have fired live rounds to break up anti-government protesters. News outlets are reporting that at 25 people have been injured. Todays violent crackdown came as protesters left funerals for protesters killer earlier this week.

The protests, calling for human rights in the small Middle Eastern country, are part of widespread unrest in the Middle East and North Africa which Tunisia and has since resulted in a regime change in Egypt. For Bahrain, it also reflects an ongoing crack down on the rights of civil society to express and assemble that started months ago.

Type: Threat

Sud-Kivu : les journalistes d’Uvira dénoncent les intimidations et les interpellations

Reported by: 
Nyilibakwe
Organisation/Company: 
LDGL

In this pre electoral period in DRC, many journalists and newspapers are threathened by National Intelligence Agents who want to silence them and don't want that medias speak or write on politics issues.

Type: Threat

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