16 Palestinian Journalists Killed Since Onset of Syirian War

Ramalllah, 23 Dzulhijjah 1437/25 September 2016 (MINA) – 16 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Syria since the armed violence started in the country, according to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate.

In a report released, the syndicate’s commission of freedoms appealed to international and regional media and press unions to work on exposing serious violations that had been committed against Palestinian journalists in Syria and following up disappearance incidents that happened to some of them, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported, Sunday (25/9).

The report mentioned several Palestinian journalists who had been killed in different circumstances, including photojournalists Jihad Shahabi, Fadi Abu Ajaj, Jamal Khalifa and Iyas Farahat.

As well journalist Ghassan Shahabi, head of Al-Shajarah Center.(T/P008/R07)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)