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March 29, 2011
Hamas Beats Female Journalists, Raids Offices
Khaled Abu Toameh reports in the Jerusalem Post:
At least eight journalists were beaten by the Hamas police officers during the [unity] rallies.Some had their cameras and laptops confiscated, while others were taken into custody and made to sign a document pledging to refrain from covering such events in the future.
Later, Hamas security personnel raided the offices of a number of media organizations and confiscated equipment and documents. Among the offices targeted were Reuters, CNN and a Japanese TV network.
One of the female journalists, Samah Ahmed, complained that a Hamas policeman in military uniform stabbed her in the back as she tried to leave the al-Katiba Square, where pro-unity protesters were staging a sit-in strike.
She said that she and another female journalist, Asma al- Ghoul, were later also beaten with clubs before they were taken to detention.
Just one more example of how Hamas treats journalists "with dignity."
Posted by TS at March 29, 2011 05:25 AM
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"Samah Ahmed, complained that a Hamas policeman in military uniform stabbed her in the back" Complained???? Were you afraid to use a harsher word? And female journalist, Asma al- Ghoul, were later also beaten with clubs before they were taken to detention. Can you tell me more about the detention? One thing is to be objective, another is devoid of feeling or adequate verbs when descirbing atrocious and agonizing events.
Posted by: linda at March 31, 2011 04:13 PM
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