'Slow Torture': Israel's Detention Of Palestinian Journalists

"Journalists have endured a suffering that future generations will never forget," says Palestinian Journalists Syndicate President Nasser Abu Bakr

Image from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate report, "Silencing Voices: The Plight of Palestinian Journalists Detained by Israeli Occupation During Ongoing Israeli Aggression on Gaza."

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The Israeli government's targeting of Palestinian journalists encompasses more than just killing them. It also includes humiliation, psychological terror, torture, and abusive detention. 

A report [PDF] from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) identifies 125 Palestinian journalists, who have been imprisoned by Israel since October 7. 

Nasser Abu Bakr, who is the president of PJS, said he has heard from both male and female Palestinian journalists. “They speak of beatings with sharp objects, prolonged hanging, forced stripping, attempted rape of both male and female prisoners, and death threats. It is slow torture, carried out over hours, days, and sometimes months."

“These are the conditions in which over a hundred journalists, who are supposed to be protected by international law, have lived while trying to carry out their professional duties."

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