Gaza's Hamas Rulers Arrest 6 Local Reporters
A Palestinian rights group says Gaza's Hamas rulers have detained six journalists suspected of affiliation to a rival group, Fatah.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Wednesday that Hamas security forces seized the men and their equipment over the past two days.
The group said the detentions were part of a wider arrest sweep this week of two dozen suspected Fatah loyalists.
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PCHR Expresses Concern about the Summons and Arrest of a Number of Journalists by Internal Security Services in Gaza
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses concern about the summons and arrest of a number of journalists by Internal Security Services (ISS) in Gaza during the past two days. PCHR calls upon the government in Gaza to respect the rights to freedom of opinion and expression and the freedom of the press, which are guaranteed according to the constitution, as well as the relevant international human rights standards.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, over the past two days a number of journalists, who work in print and electronic media, were summonsed by the ISS in Gaza and the central Gaza Strip. A number of the journalists’ houses were searched and their PCs confiscated.
http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9195:pchr-expresses-concern-about-the-summons-and-arrest-of-a-number-of-journalists-by-internal-security-services-in-gaza&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194
