Article li FAIR, by Drew Favakeh. 3/11/26

Headline: “US News Orgs Nearly Silent on Israel’s Violent Suppression of Journalism”

“The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently published two meticulous reports that further expose Israel’s violent repression of journalism, in its ongoing genocide in Gaza and elsewhere.

“CPJ published a report on February 19 titled ’We Returned From Hell’: Palestinian Journalists Recount Torture in Israeli Prisons.’ CPJ collected 59 in-depth testimonies from Palestinian journalists released from Israeli custody since October 7, 2023.

“The report goes into excruciating and painstaking detail about the experiences of 56 journalists, who told CPJ they were ‘repeatedly beaten inside prisons by authorities, as well as during arrest and transfer to the facilities.’. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/us-news-orgs-nearly-silent-on-israels-violent-suppression-of-journalism/