Ramallah – 29/09/2025 On September 28 of each year, the world—including Palestine—commemorates the International Day for the Right to Know, reaffirming the fundamental human right to access information and highlighting its importance for the media and the Palestinian people as a whole. However, this year’s observance comes amid an ongoing campaign of genocide and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation against the Gaza Strip and the governorates of the West Bank. This assault is accompanied by systematic efforts to obscure the truth and conceal the horrific war crimes and violations committed against Palestinian civilians.
The right to know and the transmission of truth have become additional casualties of this war. Journalists are being directly targeted, with 83 media professionals killed since the beginning of the year. Media institutions have been bombed, and freedom of movement and access to information have been severely restricted.
The occupation’s insistence on suppressing independent coverage and distorting the reality on the ground aims to deprive the world of knowing what is truly happening. This constitutes a blatant violation of the inherent human right to access information — a right enshrined in international conventions and essential for accountability and the protection of human rights.
On this occasion, we reaffirm that the battle for awareness is no less critical than the battle for resilience on the ground. Empowering both the Palestinian and international public with access to reliable information is a vital tool in exposing the aggression and dismantling the official Israeli narrative of misinformation. We also call on the international community to end its double standards and ensure genuine protection for journalists and media institutions in Palestine, as well as guarantee the free and transparent flow of information.
The right to access information is not a ceremonial slogan—it is an existential right tied to truth and justice, especially in Palestine, where the narrative is written in blood and the occupation seeks to erase it by force.
