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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: August 26, 2007 |
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Tens of Palestinian journalists Sunday staged a sit-in rally in front of the Journalist's Union in Gaza City to protest an attempt by Gaza's Hamas rulers to arrest a colleague, Haaretz reported.
Late Saturday, Hamas militants attempted to arrest Agence France Press reporter Sakher Abu El Oun, but a group of reporters alerted by Abu El Oun formed a human chain around his home and blocked them from entering. The militants left the scene at the urging of Hamas political leaders.
"We refuse all forms of oppression designed to conceal the facts on the ground," said Shmas Odeh, a union leader.
The Foreign Press Association, which represents the foreign media in Israel and the Palestinian territories, condemned Hamas for harassing Gaza's journalists.
"This kind of dangerous infringement of professional journalists pursuing their duties is unacceptable," it wrote in a statement. "We urge the relevant authorities in Gaza to allow the proper functioning of the free press. There can be no excuse for any attempt to limit this freedom."
The protest comes just days after Hamas suppressed a rally of pro-Fatah activists, and attempted to steal and break cameras of reporters who were covering the event.
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