The Forum of Palestinian Journalists (FPJ) has strongly denounced the Palestinian Authority (PA) preventive security apparatus in the West Bank for summoning three journalists from al-Khalil city to its headquarters in Ramallah.
The three journalists Musab Shawer Amjad Shawar and Amer Abu Arafeh were summoned last Tuesday for interrogation. They had already been exposed to detention by the same security apparatus.
“We condemn the insistence of the preventive security apparatus on persecuting journalists and forcing them to sign pledges to abide by the law especially the amended electronic crimes law” FPJ said in a press release on Wednesday.
FPJ has called on the relevant international organizations to raise their voices and take action to protect Palestinian journalists against any violation of their rights.
