Palestinian journalists appeal to UN to provide them with personal, professional protection – Roya News English

Palestinian journalists appeal to UN to provide them with personal, professional protection – Roya News English

About 50 Palestinian journalists Monday appealed in an urgent letter to the United Nations High Commissioner in the Palestinian Territories to provide "personal and professional protection for journalists" during a protest in front of his office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

"The journalists sent a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner in the Palestinian Territories, James Henin, with a special and urgent appeal to take the necessary measures to provide them with personal and professional protection," said journalist Naila Khalil, who participated in the protest.

Khalil explained that this matter comes "in light of the violations that the Palestinian arena witnessed during the past two days of violations of the freedom of the press."