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whatelseisnew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-15-04 10:02 AM
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Attacks on Reporters Protested in Gaza
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3750964,00.html

Sunday February 15, 2004 2:31 PM

By IBRAHIM BARZAK
Associated Press Writer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Journalists briefly occupied the Palestinian legislative building in Gaza on Sunday to protest a series of mysterious attacks on reporters.

The some 200 Palestinian protesters marched into the empty legislative building and occupied the vacant seats of the chairman and other assembly members. The journalists also refused to report on the Palestinian security services, and interior and justice ministries until the government responded to their concerns.

``We are going to stay here in an open-ended sit-in until the officials listen to us and tell us about the latest in their investigation about the continuous assault against journalists.'' said Tawfik Abu Khosa, chairman of the Gaza branch of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate.

The protesters left the building several hours later after a top aide to Yasser Arafat said the Palestinian leader is committed to finding who was behind the violence. ``President Arafat will follow up on all attacks on journalists,'' said the aide, Tayeb Abdel Rahim. (more)
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