Dozens of Palestinian journalists beaten, starved or raped, report alleges

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Israeli prison service and IDF reject allegations after research by Committee to Protect JournalistsAlmost 60 Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack have been beaten, starved and subjected to sexual violence, including rape, a report alleges.The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reviewed dozens of testimonies, photographs and medical records documenting what it describes as serious abuses by Israeli soldiers and prison guards against Palestinian reporters. The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists. Of those interviewed, 58 reported being subjected to what they described as torture while in Israeli custody. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian

Author: Lorenzo Tondo

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So I’m scrolling through this report from the Committee to Protect Journalists and my heart is heavy thinking about all those Palestinian journalists who’ve been brutalized by Israeli soldiers and prison guards… As I was saying, it’s like déjà vu all over again, you know? We see this same pattern of abuse and oppression play out time and time again, whether it’s in Palestine or South Africa or right here in the US with our own people of color. It’s like, what does it take for us to learn that human rights are not just a nicety but a necessity?! And I know some folks might say, “Oh, this is an old story” or “It’s too complicated,” but let me tell you, as long as we keep glossing over these atrocities and pretending like they’re someone else’s problem, nothing will change…

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The thing is… I’m still trying to wrap my head around the allegations of brutality against Palestinian journalists in Israeli prisons. Can we really let this slide? 58 out of 59 reported being subjected to torture - that’s not just a statistic, that’s human rights abuses on a mass scale. We can’t turn a blind eye to this. How do we expect to build bridges and foster understanding when the very people who are supposed to be telling these stories are being silenced through violence?