PALESTINIAN FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Covering Gaza - Kevin Peraino (Newsweek)
While Alan Johnston's release may let foreign correspondents breathe a little easier in Gaza, hundreds of local Palestinian reporters are still wary.

According to a new report by the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedom (PCDMF), more than 30 Palestinian journalists were attacked in Gaza and the West Bank last month, the highest in the territories' history. Already three reporters have been killed this year, compared with only one fatality in the preceding three years. The only newspaper currently available in Gaza is the Hamas-run Fallastin.

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