An oral history project called ‘The Living Record’ is telling the stories of slain Palestinian journalists through the eyes and experiences of their colleagues on the ground. The site launched with eulogies for 40 journalists, with dozens more to come
Despite a record of endangering Palestinian journalists, Honest Reporting received a $100,000 “emergency grant” from the Knight Foundation.
Human Rights Watch: The Israeli military’s April 22, 2026 attacks in Lebanon that killed one journalist and severely injured another included apparently deliberate attacks on civilians which would make them war crimes
The publisher of Drop Site News is no longer on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) – she asked why Palestinian journalists are excluded from the Committee to Protect Journalists’ death toll
Mona Khalil was beloved for her work to protect turtle nesting sites in Lebanon; Ahmed Wishah was a cameraman for Al Jazeera in Gaza. Israeli attacks killed them both. Ahmed’s brother, a journalist, was killed in April.
As Israel carried out massive strikes on Lebanon, killing nearly 300 people in a massive bombing spree in Beirut and the south, Israeli drones continued to target and attack Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In dozens of cases, the Committee to Protect Journalists documented a recurring set of abuse – from beating to starvation, sexual violence, and medical neglect – of journalists because of their work – a deliberate strategy to silence journalists and destroy their ability to bear witness.
The continued silence from the international community enables this.
Among the most shocking cases is that of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman and the last person still held in US federal detention in connection with protests at Columbia University.
The targeting of the journalists, including one who had done work for CBS and AFP, marks Israel’s latest assault on the press in Gaza.
Palestinian journalist recounts rape & torture in Israeli prison, describing systematic abuse of detainees. Warning: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence, torture and abuse in detention.