De facto government shuts down Gaza newspaper, detains chief editor

[oberliner]

Ramallah – Ma’an – De facto government forces shut down the offices of the As-Subeh (The Morning) newspaper and detained its Chief Editor Sari Al-Qudweh in an evening raid Tuesday.

The Palestinian journalists’ union condemned the detention in a Wednesday statement saying the home and office of Al-Qudweh were raided, and his papers and computer confiscated before the editor was detained.

The union called on all media and rights institutions to intervene and demand the immediate release of Al-Qudweh.

Journalists should not be the target of political conflicts, the union’s statement said, and reminded the governments in the West Bank and Gaza that Al-Qudweh is not the only journalist who has been targeted in recent months.

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=38779

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. Hamas at its finest

[shira]

2. Ma'an news? Hamas has no problem with Ma'an.

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=38675

Hamas used to have a problem with Ma'an, so Ma'an learned the hard way:

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=23150

Now Hamas is cool with Ma'an.

and that's reporting from the Occupied Territories for you....tow the party line or learn the hard way.

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oh yeah....don't think that the MSM operates any differently than Ma'an in Gaza, the W.Bank, or within Israel. Western reporters know where the $$$ is and they would rather not face the same consequences as past Ma'an reporters. Ergo, they will not stray too far off the path and piss Hamas off (or Fatah for that matter).

And that's your nightly news.

cool, huh? :)

gosh, and some people have a hard time accepting that the media is like, totally unfair towards Israel. For sure! :eyes: