RAMALLAH, August 31, 2025 (WAFA) - Over 150 media outlets from over 50 countries are preparing for a major media campaign on 1 September, coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the global campaigning movement Avaaz.
“These newsrooms, RSF and Avaaz condemn the crimes against Palestinian reporters perpetrated with impunity by the Israeli army, call for the protection and emergency evacuation of Gaza’s journalists and demand that foreign press be given independent access to the Gaza Strip,” said a statement issued by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Avaaz.
The media operation is scheduled for Monday, 1 September, swiftly following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli army killed five journalists in two strikes on Monday, 25 August. Just two weeks earlier, it similarly killed six journalists in a single strike. Since 7 October 2023, over 210 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. We reject this deadly new norm, which week after week brings new crimes against Palestinian journalists that go unpunished. We say it loud and clear: at the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed. More than 150 media outlets worldwide have joined together for a major operation on Monday, 1 September, at the call of RSF and Avaaz. This campaign calls on world leaders to do their duty: stop the Israeli army from committing these crimes against journalists, resume the evacuation of the journalists who wish to leave Gaza, and ensure the foreign press has independent access to the Palestinian territory.” Said Thibaut Bruttin, Executive Director of RSF.
More than 150 media outlets in over 50 countries around the world are preparing to join the operation on Monday, 1 September. They include numerous daily newspapers and news websites: Mediapart (France), Al Jazeera (Qatar), The Independent (United Kingdom), +972 Magazine (Israel/Palestine), Local Call (Israel/Palestine), InfoLibre (Spain), Forbidden Stories (France), Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany), Der Freitag (Germany), RTVE (Spain), L'Humanité (France), The New Arab (United Kingdom), Daraj (Lebanon), New Bloom (Taiwan), Photon Media (Hong Kong), La Voix du Centre (Cameroon), Guinée Matin (Guinea), The Point (Gambia), L'Orient Le Jour (Lebanon), Media Today (South Korea), N1 (Serbia), KOHA (Kosovo), Public Interest Journalism Lab (Ukraine), Il Dubbio (Italy), Intercept Brasil (Brazil), Agência Pública (Brazil), Le Soir (Belgium), La Libre (Belgium), Le Desk (Morocco), Semanario Brecha (Uruguay)... and many others.
To end the impunity that allows the Israeli army to continue committing these crimes, RSF has filed four complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes committed by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip over the past 22 months. RSF also supports Palestinian journalists on the ground, particularly in Gaza, through partnerships with local organizations such as Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). This aid program provides material, psychological and professional assistance to Palestinian journalists.
“Avaaz means ‘voice’ - and right now, the world’s media must use theirs. At least 210 journalists have been killed in Gaza, and the foreign press remains locked out. This is a direct assault on press freedom and the truth itself. This is a chance for the media to send an unmistakable message: stop killing journalists, open Gaza to the press, and let the media do its job.”
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