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April 6, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/silence-on-palestinian-censorship/2012/04/05/gIQAZ3khxS_story.html

Where's the Outcry over Palestinian Censorship?

(Washington Post) David Keyes - A university lecturer and single mother of two, Ismat Abdul-Khaleq, was arrested in the West Bank last week for criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Facebook. Under Abbas, slander of high-ranking officials is punishable by up to two years in prison. George Canawati, director of Radio Bethlehem 2000, was arrested in September over a Facebook post that criticized Bethlehem's health department. Journalist Rami Samara was held in February after criticizing Palestinian leaders on Facebook. And Palestinian journalist Youssef al-Shayeb was jailed last month for defaming public officials after he reported on corruption among Palestinian diplomats. In recent months, Hamas has arrested journalists, banned a social media conference and jailed several bloggers. Meanwhile, the world's silence is deafening - and revealing. The writer is executive director of the New York-based organization Advancing Human Rights and co-founder of CyberDissidents.org.

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