Police stormed the offices of Radar Online News in Kufr Kanna and detained the Arab journalist, Jamal Amara, the news agencys Chief Editor on May 20 2009. Radars office equipment was also confiscated.
The Forum of Journalists calls for police to stop the harrassment of journalists and to ensure that the right to freedom of expression is respected and fulfilled.
It should be noted that journalist Jamal Amara was assaulted by security forces and detained during the Gaza War 2008-09 while covering demonstrations of Arab citizens protesting the war. For more information, read Ilams report Israeli Media Coverage of War on Gaza here. | .jpg)
