The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) has condemned the arrest of Walid Khalid, West Bank office director of the newspaper "Felestenn", at his home in Skaka village, Salfit, by the Preventative Security Service, on Tuesday 18 September 2012. MADA Center calls
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MADA calls for release of journalist Walid Khalid
MADA welcomes assignments of judges to consider issues relating to journalism
Ramallah – 9/ 17/2012- The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) welcomed the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council to dedicate 12 judges to consider issues relating to the work of journalists last week. The decision recognizes the importance of
MADA: abduction and persecution of journalist in Gaza a serious violation of freedom of expression
Ramallah - 03/09/2012: The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the kidnapping and assault of a senior journalist in Gaza, and his week-long detention. MADA says Alsho’la news agency chief editor Saher Aqra’ was kidnapped by
MADA Condemns the shooting of journalist Al-Samodi
Ramallah – 9 August 2012:The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns a shooting involving Palestine TV correspondent Nizar Al-Samodi in Jenin last night, by an Israeli-registered car. Al-Samodi told MADA that he was returning to his home in Jenin
Escalating crisis in media arena in West Bank and Gaza
Ramallah-2/8/2012 The Palestinian Center For Development & Media Freedoms (MADA) warned of a dramatic deterioration in media arena over the past few days, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. For example, MADA has highlighted an investigation by the Attorney General in Gaza
MADA demands further action following investigation into attacks in Ramallah
Ramallah-30-7-2012 The Palestinian Center For Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) today welcomed the recommendations handed down by an independent committee set up to investigate a series of attacks during recent marches in Ramallah. The committee was established by Palestinian
MADA condemns Israeli demands for degrading strip searches of Palestinian journalists during Clinton visit
Ramallah – 17 July 2012: The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns Israeli security services for insisting that Palestinian journalists undergo degrading strip searches before covering the visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Jerusalem this
MADA: Attacks against journalists in Ramallah a flagrant violation of Palestinian law
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) has condemned a series of attacks against journalists on 1 July 2012, which are in direct contravention of the Palestinian Basic Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The attacks occurred while the
MADA demands an investigation into attack on journalist Mohammed Jaradat
Ramallah - 1/7/2012: The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the beating of journalist Mohammed Jaradat, who was covering a march in the city of Ramallah on Saturday. MADA demands the Palestinian Government form a committee of inquiry to
MADA Welcomes EU Adoption of Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy
Ramallah – 27 June 2012: The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) welcomes the European Council’s adoption of the Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy with an Action Plan for putting it into practice. This is the first time that the European Union
