Israel - Palestinian journalists at the mercy of arbitrary Israeli justice

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders deplores the verdict announced by Israeli military court sentencing the Palestinian journalist Suhaib Al-Assa to four months' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 shekels (about 600 euros). “We condemn the lack of transparency of Israeli justice which refuses to disclose the indictment and evidence in the case of Suhaib Al-Assa,” the press freedom organization said. “The right to a fair defence must be observed.” According to the Ma'an News Agency, Israeli troops raided (...)

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