‘Torture, threats, rape’: Palestinian journalists detail Israeli jail abuse
CPJ report shares harrowing accounts of dozens of Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel since October 2023.

CPJ report shares harrowing accounts of dozens of Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel since October 2023.

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