Tag: Detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as one of the worst offenders for detaining journalists in 2023.
An Israeli soccer player, Sagiv Jehezkel, playing for a Turkish club, was detained and suspended from his team after displaying a message on his wrist marking 100 days since Oct. 7.
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Gazan Workers Stuck in Purgatory After Israel Revokes Permits - In what human rights groups call “a prohibited act of vengeance,” Israel has stripped Gazan workers of their legal status, detaining many without trial.
Israel has revoked the work permits of thousands of Gazan workers, leaving them in a state of limbo.
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Russia has detained a Jewish journalist for 112 days. His friends are reading his work aloud in protest
Evan Gershkovich, a Jewish journalist detained in Russia for 112 days on espionage charges while reporting on the Wagner Group, is being supported by his colleagues and loved ones through a 24-hour marathon reading of his works organized by the National Press Club.
American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia and is facing accusations of espionage, which could result in a 20-year prison sentence.
Peter Beinart recounts his experience of being detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel due to his political activities, including participating in a protest in Hebron.
NYT reporter Ben Ehrenreich was detained by Israeli border police while on assignment but has since been released, confirmed by NYT Magazine editor Hugo Lindgren.