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Hamas accused of sabotaging safety training for Palestinian women journalists
If Israel banned one of its journalists from attending an overseas conference on the subject of safety for women journalists, one can only imagine the uproar. But this is exactly what the Hamas government in Gaza has just done, by banning an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ”safety trainer in Gaza, Sami Abu Salem, from travelling… »
Global unions playing a constructive role – training Palestinian journalists
The recent decision by Public Services International (PSI), one of the global union federations, to support boycotts, divestments and sanctions, should not blind us to the generally positive role played by global unions in the region. This week, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) concluded a three-day training in safety which was organised jointly with… »
International Federation of Journalists condemns Hamas meddling in Gaza journalists affairs
The contrast could not be clearer: in Israel, independent trade unions that sometimes cooperate with, sometimes confront the government. In areas controlled by the pro-Iranian Hamas, unions under the thumb of an authoritarian regime. This week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemned the actions of the Hamas regime in Gaza. In a statement… »
IFJ commends Israeli journalists’ union, welcomes gov’t u-turn on flotilla
The International Federation of Journalists, one of the global union federations, has welcomed the decision of the Israeli government to reverse a threat to punish journalists who were planning to participate in the upcoming Gaza “aid flotilla”. The decision was also welcomed by Israeli journalists. In a statement issued today, the IFJ President is quoted… »
Israeli journalists condemn ‘one-sided’ IFJ
The following is a statement issued by the Israeli journalists unions. Meanwhile, the International Federation of Journalists has issued a statement on its mission to the region which you can read in full here. And journalists in Gaza are also displeased with the IFJ’s mission — read about their concerns here. The Tel-Aviv Journalists’ Association and… »
Israel journalist union backs international calls for Gaza flotilla inquiry
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with the backing of its affiliate in Israel, today called for a special inquiry into the killing of a journalist and injuries to others during the Israeli assault on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid which took place on June 1. “We now know that one journalist died… »
IFJ Calls for End to Media Repression in Middle East and Arab World
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) last week called for an end to media repression in the Middle East and the Arab World following the launch of Breaking the Chains, the IFJ’s annual review into press freedom violations in the Middle East and Arab World. The report contains two pages about Palestine. Read more… »
Palestinian journalists may be expelled from union after meeting Israeli colleagues
Palestinian journalists face the possibility of expulsion from their union after they travelled to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli colleagues. Media outlets in both Israel and the West Bank are reporting the possibility that these journalists could be expelled from their union. Three of the Palestinian journalists who visited Tel Aviv in March were from… »
Journalist union democratisation hijacked by Fatah-aligned security agency
The hoped for revival and democratisation of the Palestinian journalists union – with the support of the International Federation of Journalists – seems to have collapsed in a heap. Journalists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are angrily denouncing the Palestinian Authority over its interference in the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) election held… »
Human rights group joins calls to delay Palestinian journalist union elections
A Gaza-based Palestinian human rights group has joined the growing calls to delay historic elections for leadership positions in the Palestinian journalists’ union. Nominations for the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) elections closed on Monday (February 1, 2010). Challenges to the nomination of any candidates were to be made on Tuesday (February 2, 2010). The actual… »