Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the emergency evacuation of reporters seeking to leave the Strip, an end to impunity for Israeli crimes against Gaza’s reporters and that foreign press be granted independent access to the territory.
According to RSF data, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in less than 23 months. On the night of 10 August alone, the Israeli army killed six journalists in a targeted strike against Al-Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif. Less than a week ago, on Monday, 25 August, the Israeli army killed five journalists in two consecutive strikes.
Today, hundreds of media outlets in over 50 countries are mobilising in solidarity with Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip, alongside RSF and Avaaz. This international operation consists of an entire or partial blackout of the front pages of print media, banners on online news sites, and audio or video messages broadcast by radio and television stations.
In line with the call launched by RSF and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in June, the media outlets involved in this campaign are making three demands.
- We demand the protection of Palestinian journalists and an end to the impunity for crimes perpetrated by the Israeli army against them in the Gaza Strip.
- We demand the foreign press be granted independent access to the Gaza Strip.
- We demand that governments across the world host Palestinian journalists seeking evacuation from Gaza.
With the opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly taking place in eight days, we demand strong action from the international community and call on the United Nations Security Council to stop the Israeli army’s crimes against Palestinian journalists.
List of participating media outlets in alphabetical order:
- Argentina – Canal 9
- Argentina – ElDiarioAR
- Argentina – En Estos Dias
- Argentina – La Izquierda
- Argentina – Página/12
- Australia – Cheek Media
- Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Journalists in International Media (BJIM)
- Belgium – La Libre Belgique
- Belgium – Le Soir
- Belgium – Magazine Imagine
- Belgium – RTBF (website)
- Benin – Reporter Médias Monde
- Brazil – Agência Publica
- Brazil – Amazônia Real
- Brazil – AzMina
- Brazil – Intercept Brasil
- Brazil – Pagina22
- Brazil – Portal Catarinas
- Brazil – Brasil de Fato
- Brazil – Amado Mundo
- Burundi – Iwacu
- Cambodia – CamboJA
- Cambodia – CCIM
- Cameroon – La Voix du Centre
- Chile – Canal 48
- Chile – Colectivo ComuniCAOS
- Chile – Diario Mapuche
- Chile – El Ciudadano
- Chile – El Clarin
- Chile – El Claro
- Chile – El Mostrador
- Chile – El Periodista
- Chile – Revuelta TV
- Chile – Radio Aukan
- Chile – Radio Lorenzo Arenas
- Chile – Radio Universidad de Chile
- Chile – Tomate Rojo
- Colombia – Caracol TV
- Colombia – Cuestión Pública
- Colombia – El Espectador
- Colombia – Revista Raya
- Costa Rica – Delfino
- Costa Rica – Onda Local
- Czech Republic – Denik Referendum
- DR Congo – Actualité.CD
- Ecuador – Ecuador Today
- Ecuador – Indimedia Ecuador
- Egypt – Matsdaash
- Egypt – Al Manassa
- Egypt – Mada Masr
- Egypt – Almakwef Almasry
- El Salvador – Colatino
- France – Amnesty International France
- France – Arrêt sur images
- France – Blast
- France – Disclose
- France – Forbidden Stories
- France – L’Actu
- France – L’Humanité
- France – La Croix
- France – La Marseillaise
- France – Le Media
- France – Mediapart
- France – Orient XXI
- France – Politis
- France – The VII Foundation
- France – 15-38 Méditerranée
- Gabon – Gabon Actu
- Gambia – The Point
- Germany – Der Freitag
- Germany – dis:orient
- Germany – Frankfurter Rundschau
- Germany – nd
- Germany – taz
- Greece – Reporters United
- Grenada – Grenada Broadcasting Network
- Guatemala – Prensa Comunitaria
- Guinea – Guinée Matin
- Guinea – Mosaique Guinée
- Hong Kong – Photon Media
- India – The Quint
- India – The Wire
- Indonesia – Tempo Digital
- Ireland – Dublin Inquirer
- Ireland – Irish Legal News
- Ireland – The Journal
- Israel/Palestine – +972 Magazine
- Israel/Palestine – Local Call
- Italy – FACTA
- Italy – Il Bo Live
- Italy – Il Dubbio
- Italy – Il Fatto Quotidiano
- Italy – Ilfattoquotidiano.it (online)
- Italy – Il Manifesto
- Italy – In Libera Uscita
- Italy – Radio Bullets
- Italy – Redazione Kritica
- Italy – Rete No Bavaglio
- Italy – SITe.it
- Italy – Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT)
- Ivory Coast – www.letau.net
- Jordan – Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)
- Kosovo – KOHA (Koha Ditore, KTV, and Koha.net)
- Lebanon – Daraj
- Lebanon – L’Orient le Jour
- Lebanon – Raseef 22
- Lebanon – The Public Source
- Libya: SheChecks
- Malaysia – Malaysiakini
- Malaysia – MalaysiaNow
- Malaysia – Media Selangor
- Malta – Daily Independent
- Malta – IN-NAZZJON
- Malta – Lovin Malta
- Malta – Malta Daily
- Malta – Malta Today
- Malta – Newsbook Malta
- Malta – Orizzont
- Malta – RTK103
- Malta – Times of Malta
- Mexico – Canal 22
- Mexico – El Economista
- Mexico – El Sol de Mexico
- Mexico – Animal Político
- Mexico – La Base
- Mexico – La Audiencia
- Mexico – Diario Red
- Mexico – Proceso
- Mexico – Radio Educación
- Mexico – Revista Zócalo
- Mexico – Semanario Zeta
- Mexico – Aristegui Noticias
- Mongolia – Tac.mn
- Morocco – ENASS.ma
- Morocco – Le Desk
- Morocco – Lakome
- Nepal – Himalkhabar
- Netherlands – World Press Photo
- New Zealand – Asia Pacific Report
- New Zealand – Evening Report
- New Zealand – Stuff
- Niger – L’Evénement
- Nigeria – Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
- Norway – Klassekampen
- Peru – Hildebrandt en sus trece
- Peru – Ojo Público
- Philippines – Bulatlat
- Philippines – Kodao Productions
- Philippines – Pinoy Weekly
- Philippines – Rappler
- Portugal – Lusa Agencia de Noticias de Portugal
- Portugal – Público
- Qatar – Al-Jazeera
- Qatar – Doha News
- Romania – ActiveWatch
- Romania – Atlatszo Erdely
- Romania – Casa Jurnalistului
- Romania – Center for Investigative Media
- Romania – Drepturi si Strambe
- Romania – Freedom House
- Romania – Gen, stiri
- Romania – Hotnews
- Romania – Inquam Photos
- Romania – Misreport
- Romania – Public Record
- Romania – Recorder
- Romania – RISE Project
- Romania – Scena 9
- Romania – Snoop
- Romania – Starea Natiei
- Scotland – Recorder
- Scotland – Scottish Legal News
- Scotland – The National
- Serbia – N1
- Singapore – We, The Citizens
- Slovakia – Kapitál magazine
- South Africa – IOL
- South Korea – Danbi News
- South Korea – KCIJ-Newstapa
- South Korea – Media Today
- South Korea – Newscham
- South Korea – NewsMin
- South Korea – Pressian
- South Korea – SISA-IN
- South Korea – The Kyunghyang Shinmun
- Spain – Agencia EFE
- Spain – Amnesty International Spain
- Spain – Ara
- Spain – AraInfo | Diario Libre d’Aragón
- Spain – Articulo 14
- Spain – Betevé
- Spain – Canal Taronja
- Spain – Canarias Ahora
- Spain – CCMA (Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals)
- Spain – Civio
- Spain – EiTB (Euskal Telebista – Televisión Pública Vasca)
- Spain – ElDiario.es
- Spain – El Heraldo de Aragón
- Spain – El Independiente
- Spain – El País (op-ed)
- Spain – El Periódico de Catalunya
- Spain – El Prat Comunicació SL (digital, radio, tv)
- Spain – El Progreso de Lugo
- Spain – El Salto
- Spain – InfoLibre
- Spain – All the Journalists Organizations
- Spain – Galde
- Spain – La Marea
- Spain – La Sexta (TV)
- Spain – La Vanguardia
- Spain – La Xarxa Audiovisual Local (XAL)
- Spain – Ràdio Manresa
- Spain – Radio Tordera
- Spain – Ràdio Sant Vicenç
- Spain – Público
- Spain – Revista 5W
- Spain – RTVE
- Spain – Vocento (23 leading regional newspapers and websites)
- Sweden – Dagens ETC
- Sweden – Skånska Dagbladet
- Switzerland – The New Humanitarian
- Syria – Aljumhuryia
- Syria – The Syria Report
- Taiwan – Ghost Media Island
- Taiwan – New Bloom
- Thailand – Prachatai
- Tibet – Phayul
- Tunisia – Inkyfada
- Ukraine – Public Interest Journalism Lab
- United Kingdom – Byline Times
- United Kingdom – The Independent
- United Kingdom – Muwatin Media Network
- United Kingdom – The New Arab
- United Kingdom – Alaraby Aljadeed
- United States – American Prospect
- United States – Columbia Journalism Review
- United States – Diversify Photo
- United States – Drop Site
- United States – Media Alliance
- United States – NPR
- United States – Project Censored
- United States – The Dial
- United States – The Intercept
- United States – The Markaz Review
- United States – Zeteo
- Uruguay – La 36
- Uruguay – La Diaria
- Uruguay – La Kandela
- Uruguay – Radio Centenario
- Uruguay – Radio Reactiva
- Uruguay – Semanario Brecha
- Venezuela – Efecto Cocuyo
- Venezuela – El Pitazo
- Venezuela – Runrunes
- Venezuela – Tal Cual
- Vietnam – Luat Khoa
- Vietnam – The Vietnamese
Source: RSF
