John Pilger, From triumph to torture - Islamic Information
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Israel's treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible patternRead the article by John Pilger here. ACTION! Please ask your MP to sign EDM 1926 about the treatment of Mohammed Omer form Gaza, winner of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn prize for Journalism. EDM 1926 - FREEDOM OF JOURNALISTS AND THE MEDIA IN ISRAEL01.07.2008Breed, ColinThat this House condemns the actions of the Israeli security forces with regard to the Palestinian journalist and joint winner of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, Mohammed Omer, who after briefing Members of Parliament on the situation in the Gaza Strip, attempted to re-enter the Occupied Territories via the Allenby Bridge and was interrogated at the crossing, strip-searched at gunpoint and beaten for four hours resulting in hospitalisation after he lost consciousness; expresses concern that harassment, intimidation and even killing of journalists has been too frequent an occurrence, particularly since the outbreak of the Intifada in 2000; calls on Israel and all other parties to uphold the freedom of journalists to report; further calls on the Israeli government to launch a full independent inquiry, to compensate Mohammed Omer in full for his injuries; and urges the Government to raise this issue with the government of Israel at the earliest opportunity.More information available here.Friends of Al-Aqsa is a UK based non-profit making NGO concerned with defending the human rights of Palestinians and protecting the sacred al-Aqsa Sanctuary in Jerusalem. This vision is supported by various international groups and organisations. Friends of Al-Aqsa was first established in 1997 and now has an international support base.
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