Flotilla Eye Witness
ftp | 23.07.2010 13:28 | Flotilla to Gaza | Palestine | World
Alex Harrison of the Free Gaza Movement spoke candidly about her experience on the Samud, smallest of the flotilla boats, and what happened after the IDF abducted them. The meeting was a Palestine Solidarity night at the Ratstar Social centre on 22nd July.
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Israel Gets Brutal With Media
23.07.2010 13:39
"We would appreciate it were the authorities to remind the various forces involved, that open, unhindered coverage of news events is a widely acknowledged part of the essence of democracy.
"Generally speaking this would not include smashing the face of a clearly marked photographer working for a known and accredited news organisation with a stick, or for that matter aiming a stun grenade at the head of a clearly marked news photographer or summarily arresting cameramen, photographers and/or journalists," said the FPA.
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