BRUSSELS, May 5, 2025 (WAFA) - A delegation from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), including head of the Syndicate Nasser Abu Bakr and Head of the PJS Europe Branch Youssef Habash, met today with representatives of human rights organizations, media freedom groups, and institutions supporting Palestinian journalists and the Palestinian people.

The meeting was held at the headquarters of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in Brussels, with the participation of IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger.

During the meeting, Abu Bakr highlighted the important role played by the IFJ, which has been leading an international advocacy campaign in support of the syndicate.

He praised the efforts of human rights organizations in defending press freedom and protecting Palestinian journalists, who are subjected to systematic war crimes by Israeli occupation forces, particularly amid the grave violations they face.

Abu Bakr stressed the need for intensified international efforts to protect journalists and hold perpetrators of crimes against them accountable.

For his part, IFJ General Secretary expressed the federation’s full solidarity with Palestinian journalists. He reaffirmed the IFJ’s commitment to acting at all international levels to ensure accountability for crimes and violations, strengthen legal and professional protection mechanisms for journalists in Palestine and around the world, and continue its advocacy and solidarity campaigns led by the federation in support of Palestinian journalists and their syndicate.

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