Israeli military extends detention of Palestinian journalist despite acknowledging lack of evidence

Number of jailed writers rises for 6th year in a row

PEN America reported on April 24 that authoritarian regimes around the world jailed more journalists and writers last year than ever before, writes Julia Conley.

Israeli military extends detention of Palestinian journalist despite acknowledging lack of evidence

By Jeremy Diamond and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli military acknowledged Thursday that it does not have “sufficient evidence” to substantiate terrorism funding allegations it leveled against a prominent Palestinian journalist, even as an Israeli general ordered he be detained for another six months. The Israeli military’s top general in the occupied West Bank ordered the journalist, Ali Samoudi, 58, to be held under administ…

Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza hours after celebrating daughter’s birth

Palestinian journalist Yahya Subaih is killed in a deadly Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip hours after celebrating the birth of his daughter.