Ramallah – 6th July 2026: June 2026 witnessed a marked rise in the rate of violations committed against media freedoms in Palestine, compared to the preceding month of May. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms ("MADA") documented 77 (seventy-seven) violations during June, compared to 54 (fifty-four) violations recorded

Gaza Strip – 1 July 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) concluded on Monday, 29 June 2026, a two-day training course entitled "Combating Sexual Harassment and Cyber Blackmail Targeting Journalists", bringing together 15 journalists from the Gaza Strip. The training comprised 12 instructional

Ramallah – 21 June 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the targeting and killing of photojournalist AHMAD SAMIR WISHAH (28 years old), a cameraman for Al Jazeera Mubasher, who was killed yesterday evening following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the ABU HASNA

Ramallah – 25 May 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns the arrest of freelance journalist ANAS MUJEIR HAWARI (30 years old) by Israeli occupation forces after raiding his home in the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, at dawn on Monday. He was taken to an undisclosed location in yet another

Ramallah – May 8th, 2026. The Civil Coalition for the Protection of Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights in Palestine organized a workshop on Monday, May 4th, 2026, titled “Voices Under Threat: Live Testimonies on Violations of Press Freedom” at the Palestine Red Crescent Society Hall in Al-Bireh. The event was attended by representatives

Ramallah – May 4, 2026 The General Assembly of the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) held its annual meeting on Monday at the Center’s headquarters in Ramallah, during which members reviewed and formally approved the administrative and financial reports for the year 2025. The meeting was chaired by Board of Directors

Ramallah – 25th April 2026 — The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns the serious threats directed at Watan Media Network in connection with its professional coverage of the Palestinian local council elections. According to Watan’s Editor-in-Chief, Moammar Arabi, in a statement to MADA, he and several

Ramallah – 17th April 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) organized yesterday, Thursday, a hearing session titled “Protecting Rights and Freedoms under Detention: A Human Rights Approach” with lawyer and human rights defender MR. MUHANNAD KARAJAH. The session was held via Zoom as part of the

Ramallah – 14th April 2026 Participants in the press conference held yesterday, Tuesday, by the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), to present the findings of its annual report on the state of media freedoms in Palestine in 2025, recommended that media institutions collaborate to launch responsible criticism directed

Ramallah – 9th April 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the assassination of journalist MOHAMMAD SAMIR WASHAH (39 years old), reporter for Al Jazeera Mubasher, who was directly targeted by Israeli occupation aircraft in Gaza City. This tragic killing raises the number of journalists

Ramallah – 24 March 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns the ongoing violations against media freedoms in Palestine, particularly the repeated arrests of journalists. Yesterday, Monday, 23 March 2026, Israeli occupation forces arrested journalist LAMA THEEB ABU KHATER (48 years old) after raiding

Ramallah – 10th March 2026 – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) strongly condemns the killing of journalist AMAL HAMMAD SHOMALI, a reporter for Qatar Radio, who was killed as a result of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted a gathering of tents sheltering displaced persons in the town of Al-Zawaida in the