Published : 31-12-2016
A documentary report entitled “Palestinian Media Staff Killed in Syrian Warfare” was released by AGPS on Thursday.
The report sheds light on the life-threatening experience undergone by Palestinian journalists and media volunteers in Syria.
AGPS documented the death of 17 Palestinian journalists since the outburst of deadly hostilities in March 2011 until December 2016, among whom academics and volunteers. The causalities died while covering scenes on the battleground or while providing civilians with relief assistance across the ravaged Syrian territories.
Facts on the ground prove that the number of casualties is much higher. Difficulties in documentation stem from the absence of official statistics, lack of concern as regards the number of Palestinian casualties, journalists in particular, and the intricacy of the name-identification process.
War-torn Syria has been grappling with severe crises for over five years. Reporters without Borders ranked Syria 176th on a list assessing the freedom of the press in 179 countries.
An annual report issued by the organization on December 21, 2016 said that Syria has turned into a hell on earth as 19 journalists were killed in the warfare.
For a full version of the report please click:
http://www.actionpal.org.uk/ar/reports/special/mediavictims.pdf
A documentary report entitled “Palestinian Media Staff Killed in Syrian Warfare” was released by AGPS on Thursday.
The report sheds light on the life-threatening experience undergone by Palestinian journalists and media volunteers in Syria.
AGPS documented the death of 17 Palestinian journalists since the outburst of deadly hostilities in March 2011 until December 2016, among whom academics and volunteers. The causalities died while covering scenes on the battleground or while providing civilians with relief assistance across the ravaged Syrian territories.
Facts on the ground prove that the number of casualties is much higher. Difficulties in documentation stem from the absence of official statistics, lack of concern as regards the number of Palestinian casualties, journalists in particular, and the intricacy of the name-identification process.
War-torn Syria has been grappling with severe crises for over five years. Reporters without Borders ranked Syria 176th on a list assessing the freedom of the press in 179 countries.
An annual report issued by the organization on December 21, 2016 said that Syria has turned into a hell on earth as 19 journalists were killed in the warfare.
For a full version of the report please click:
http://www.actionpal.org.uk/ar/reports/special/mediavictims.pdf
