US EditionPalestinian journalists recount abuse in Israeli prisons, CPJ report finds
CPJ interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists detained by Israel since Oct 2023, with 80% held without charge and reporting torture, starvation, and sexual violence in custody.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists collected 59 testimonies from Palestinian media professionals who reported abuse while detained by Israel since October 7, 2023.
- The majority of the 94 journalists arrested were held under administrative detention without charges or trial for periods over two years.
- The report includes graphic descriptions of sexual, physical and mental violence against Palestinian detainees, with Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasting about imposing harsh conditions on prisoners.
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Journalists Tortured By Israel Share Their Stories
A report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) features testimonies from Palestinian journalists, who were detained and tortured by Israeli security forces. Israeli forces detained "at least 94 Palestinian journalists and one media worker in that period—32 journalists and one media worker from Gaza, 60 from the West Bank, and two in Israel," CPJ stated. “Thirty remain in custody, as of February 19, 2026. CPJ’s 2025 Prison Census found …
A non-governmental organization accuses Israel of having committed the most serious acts of violence against detained Palestinian journalists. The prison authority and the army of the country reject the allegations.
Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons between October 2023 and January 2026 testify to "systemic violence", according to a report of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) released on Thursday.
Palestinian journalists held in Israeli prisons from October 2023 to January 2026 have suffered “systematic abuse,” according to a Committee to Protect Journalists report published Thursday.
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