(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (Ramallah) - The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza are arresting, abusing, and criminally charging journalists and activists who express peaceful criticism of the authorities. The crackdown directly violates obligations that Palestine recently assumed in ratifying international treaties protecting free speech. 'Both Palestinian governments, operating independently, have apparently arrived at similar methods of harassment, intimidation and physical abuse of anyone who dares criticize them,' said Sari Bashi, Israel and Palestine country director at Human Rights Watch. 'The Palestinian people fought hard to gain the protections that accompany...
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