Palestinian journalists
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2025-175-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2025
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 31.898043
Longitude: 35.204269
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Palestine
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Individual's/organization's activity
- During the reporting period, Palestinian journalists arrested while covering or attempting to cover large scale-operations conducted by Palestinian Security Forces (PSF) in the northern West Bank - between 5 December 2024 and 21 January 2025, were reportedly threatened by PSF officers before their release. They were warned not to speak publicly about their detention, including with media outlets or human rights organizations. This led some journalists to refuse to share further details on their detention with the United Nations for fear of reprisals.
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
- During the reporting period, Palestinian journalists arrested while covering or attempting to cover large scale-operations conducted by Palestinian Security Forces (PSF) in the northern West Bank - between 5 December 2024 and 21 January 2025, were reportedly threatened by PSF officers before their release. They were warned not to speak publicly about their detention, including with media outlets or human rights organizations. This led some journalists to refuse to share further details on their detention with the United Nations for fear of reprisals.
- Dates of engagement
- 5 December 2024 and 21 January 2025
- Type of attempted engagement
- Other
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 5 December 2024 and 21 January 2025
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- West Bank, Palestine
- Reprisal information
- During the reporting period, Palestinian journalists arrested while covering or attempting to cover large scale-operations conducted by Palestinian Security Forces (PSF) in the northern West Bank - between 5 December 2024 and 21 January 2025, were reportedly threatened by PSF officers before their release. They were warned not to speak publicly about their detention, including with media outlets or human rights organizations. This led some journalists to refuse to share further details on their detention with the United Nations for fear of reprisals.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
- Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- Yes
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