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Palestine: CFWIJ Condemns The Physical Assault And Racial Abuse Faced By Journalist Nisreen Salem

Journalist Nisreen Salem was physically assaulted and racially abused by officers of the Israel Defense Force while at a check post. In a video published by a local news platform, Nisreen recounts the violence she faced at the hands of the officials. The overreaches by the Israeli armed forces has received global attention and condemnation recently, and the recent attack appears to be an addition to the patterns of state violence Israel has routinely exhibited towards Palestinian citizens.

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Palestine: CFWIJ Condemns The Violent Attack On Women Journalists By Security Forces

Several Palestinian women journalists were brutally targeted while covering the demonstrations held in Ramallah on June 28. Protests turned violent as the crowd demanded an independent investigation into the killing of activist Nizar Banat. Reportedly, security forces brutally assaulted several demonstrators, including several women journalists. Shaza Hammad, Najla Zaitoun, Fayhaa Khanfar, Saja A-Alami, and Fateh Alwan were chased and attacked along with several others.

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Palestine: CFWIJ Stands In Solidarity With Christine Rinawi And Condemns The Persistent Harassment Against Her

Christine Rinawi of Palestine TV continues to face harassment and persecution by Israeli forces and official authorities against practicing journalism. The one-year closure ban on Palestine TV in East Jerusalem that was extended in November 2020, has been extended again for six more months. Christine had resigned from Palestine TV after continuous harassment and intimidation into her work.

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Palestine: CFWIJ Condemns The Forced Detention And Physical Assault Against Givara Budeiri

Givara Budeiri, Jerusalem correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic was assaulted and arrested by Israeli forces while she was on a work assignment in occupied East Jerusalem- in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Givara was reporting from a sit-in organized to celebrate the 54th anniversary of “Naksa” A term that Palestinian people use to describe Israel's occupation in 1967.

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