Tag: palestine
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IPI glossary designed for journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict available here to download. The popularity of the handbook has been key for IPI´s decision to release the complete PDF of the handbook containing more than 75 alternative words and phrases. A print version of the handbook, which is designed to help journalists covering the region, has been distributed to…
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The report recognizes the existence of a guarantee of the right to freedom of expression in the Palestinian Basic Law, which serves in lieu of a constitution, and calls for this to be strengthened. The recommendations highlight that existing legal restrictions on free expression should be amended to be in line with international standards of…
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Last night I went to Kings Place to see an interview with Etgar Keret. This short film – made as part of a UN project on human rights – was mentioned. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Israel: Soldiers “break the silence”
[Originally published here on the WITNESS Hub Blog.] I spent part of today talking to a military expert about the military’s changing role in ending mass atrocities, and it made me think hard about what role the experiences of soldiers might play in a human rights-focused space like the Hub – on which, more soon. …
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Animated film shows Gaza to be a “Closed Zone”
[Originally published here on the WITNESS Hub blog.] There’s an interesting post over at GV, where Maya Norton scours the Israeli blogosphere for reactions to “Closed Zone”, a new 90-second film about the closed border around Gaza: Read Maya’s post here – and read more about the film, and Gisha, the organisation that made it, here.
Sameer Padania 