On Thursday,26th Sep. 2019, the Social Media Café launched the “Free Media” initiative in Gaza, under the patronage of the Press House - Palestine, to discuss laws that guarantee the freedom of expression and the main challenges facing the Palestinian journalists.
Attendees discussed the legal framework that protects the journalists and guarantees the freedom of opinion and expression through the International Covenant on Freedom of Expression Laws, the Palestinian Basic Law, the Publications Law and the Cybercrime Law of 2017.
The meeting focused on the bodies targeted by the laws and the most prominent challenges facing the journalists during their work, as there was a consensus of the attendees on the form of customs and traditions that govern work in the field of media or in different political trends and the ability of the acceptance of views differences in society and the need to educate individuals in acceptance and harmony with the difference.
At the end of the meeting, the attendees participated in a Twitter session using the tag of "Free Media" to demand several things including training police officers on how to properly deal with journalists during their work in covering demonstrations and popular events that could be a source of danger.
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