PA violations

PA forces arrest 5 Palestinians summon 2 others

Thursday-24-August-2017

The PA security forces arrested five Palestinian youths and summoned two others for investigation while a political prisoner continues his hunger strike in PA jails in protest against his ill-treatment.

Amnesty: The Electronic Crimes Law violates citizens’ rights

Wednesday-23-August-2017

Amnesty International said that the Electronic Crimes Law adopted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in July violates citizens’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression and blatantly flouts the State of Palestine’s obligations under international law.

Hamas: PA violations in West Bank unacceptable

Wednesday-23-August-2017

The Hamas leader Abdurrahman Shadid slammed the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its offensive practices against the Palestinian citizens in the West Bank saying that the PA’s ceaseless violations are unacceptable.

PA donates medicine to Venezuela

Sunday-20-August-2017

Ramallah-based Ministry of Health on Sunday announced sending truckloads of medicine to Venezuela as a donation from the Palestinian Authority (PA) based on a decision by the PA president Mahmoud Abbas.

Palestinian media groups demand PA to release journalists

Sunday-13-August-2017

Palestinian media institutions have demanded the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop its security apparatuses’ violations against Palestinian journalists and to release those detained immediately.

Euro-Med calls on EU to curb PA’s violations against press freedom

Saturday-12-August-2017

The Euro-Mediterranean Monitor for Human Rights said it had sent an urgent letter to Johannes Han the European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations commissioner and his team on Friday calling for an urgent intervention of the European Union (EU) to stop violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) against the freedoms of expression and press.

Calls for protests against PA arbitrary arrest of 7 journalists

Friday-11-August-2017

Families of the seven journalists who are currently held in PA prisons called for mass participation in a sit-in to be organized on Saturday in Ramallah in protest against their sons’ arbitrary detention.

Hamas: Twenty Palestinians killed in July

Saturday-5-August-2017

A monthly report issued by Hamas media office recorded the violations practiced by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces against Palestinians during the month of July.

PA security arrests journalist summons three others in W. Bank

Sunday-16-July-2017

The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces on Saturday arrested a Palestinian journalist and summoned three others including a woman in the West Bank.