"Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel have reported widespread abuse in custody, including routine beatings, starvation and sexual assault, according to testimony published by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In a February 19 report, the media rights group said it interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023. All but one reported experiencing torture, abuse or other forms of violence, it said."
"The alleged abuse meted out by Israeli authorities ranged from baton beatings and electroshocks to excruciating stress positions including under sewage water as well as sexual violence. Two journalists said they were raped. Journalist Sami al-Sai said soldiers stripped him and penetrated him with a baton and other items in a small cell in Israel's Megiddo prison, an ordeal he said left him in a severe psychological state."
"Other accounts detailed psychological abuse, including threats to kill family members, sleep deprivation through loud music and medical neglect, such as being denied treatment for severe bone fractures and eye injuries. Journalist Amin Baraka said he was repeatedly threatened for his work with Al Jazeera. An Israeli soldier told me, word for word in Arabic, Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh defied us and remained in the Gaza Strip, so we killed his family. We will kill your family, too,' Baraka told CPJ. In every prison they transferred me to, I was subjected to physical abuse. I still suffer from the blows to my stomach and I need surgery, he added."
Fifty-nine Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks were interviewed; fifty-eight reported experiencing torture, abuse, or other forms of violence. Reported abuses include baton beatings, electroshocks, prolonged stress positions (including under sewage water), starvation, sexual violence and rape. Several journalists described sexual assaults intended to humiliate and permanently traumatize, including one account of baton penetration in Megiddo prison. Testimonies also describe threats to kill family members, sleep deprivation through loud music, and denial of medical treatment for severe fractures and eye injuries. Multiple accounts indicate a recurring pattern of physical and psychological abuse.
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