Published : 04-05-2017
On the World Press Freedom Day, marked on May 3, AGPS said it kept record of the death of 17 Palestinian journalists since the outburst of deadly hostilities in March 2011, 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, the intricacy of the name-identification process, and the families’ reluctance to reveal the victims’ names for fear of retaliation.
A documentary report entitled “Palestinian Media Staff Killed in Syrian Warfare” and released by AGPS on December 30, 2016 shed light on the life-threatening experience undergone by Palestinian journalists and media volunteers in Syria.
On the World Press Freedom Day, marked on May 3, AGPS said it kept record of the death of 17 Palestinian journalists since the outburst of deadly hostilities in March 2011, 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, the intricacy of the name-identification process, and the families’ reluctance to reveal the victims’ names for fear of retaliation.
A documentary report entitled “Palestinian Media Staff Killed in Syrian Warfare” and released by AGPS on December 30, 2016 shed light on the life-threatening experience undergone by Palestinian journalists and media volunteers in Syria.
