6 December 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) held a workshop yesterday (5 December), for journalists about “Freedom of Expression in the International and Palestinian legislations”. The workshop took place in Nablus city in the West Bank, and held in
Press Releases
MADA center calls for respecting freedom of expression in oPt 9 December 2010 While the humanity will celebrate tomorrow, 10 December, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is an important asset to all human societies, which a lot of them are implementing most of its articles,
1 December 2010The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signed an implementation partners agreement. The project “Promotion of the freedom of expression, safety of journalists and
15 November 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) welcomes the President Mahmoud Abbas decision to release the journalist Tariq Abu Zaid, who was released yesterday after noon, 14 November 2010. On 8 November 2010, MADA appealed to President to release Abu Zaid
12 November 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the detention of four photographers: Reuter’s photographers Bassam Massoud, Ahmed Zakut, and Ibrahim Abu Mustafa, and Al Arabiya TV cameraman Mohammed Aljehjouh. The accident took place
8 November 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) calls upon Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas to release the journalist Tareq Abu Zaid, especially before the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and the anniversary of the declaration of the independent Palestinian state next week,
Press release Response to the government media office in Gaza statement which accused MADA of “slander and double standard” 1 November 2010 The Governmental Information Office in Gaza issued a statement yesterday evening claiming that the government did not prevent Palestinian
28 October 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expresses its concern about banning some journalists from traveling by the dismissed government in the Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing on the Egyptian-Palestinian borders, especially since last July. The security
22 October 2010 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) calls competent authorities to take immediate action to release Alquds TV correspondent Mamdouh Hamamreh (26 Years old). The journalist is from Bethlehem city in the south of West Bank, and he is in civilian prison
20 October 2010 A group of Palestinian journalists have discussed yesterday, the impact of self censorship on the Palestinian media, during the monthly consultative meeting, which was held in the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) office in Ramallah city. The meeting based








