The Federation of Associations of Journalists from Spain (FAPE) condemns the arrest of more than 20 journalists who covered the trip of the flotilla
The Federation of Associations of Journalists of Spain (FAPE) categorically condemns the arrest of more than 20 journalists – among them two Spaniards, including the reporter of El País Carlos de Barrón – who covered the information aboard the humanitarian fleet to Gaza who was intercepted by the Israeli army this week. The organization has joined a statement to reporters without borders (RSF) and has demanded its immediate release. He also considered that it is “an illegal detention that is a serious violation of the right to inform to be informed.”
The journalists were traveling aboard the flotilla, composed of 42 vessels with 473 participants from 47 countries, the Federation recalls. Among them were Nestor Prieto, from Deciphering war and collaborator of Publicand Barrón; as well as international media professionals such as Al Jazerathe Italian public broadcaster Rai, the French newspaper Humanity and Turkish public television TRTRT. Since the night of October 1, when the organization of the Flotilla denounced that the vessels were attacked with water cannons and their communications were under the control of the Israeli forces, the writings have not had news of their journalists again.
The Federation recalls that “directly through the International Federation of Journalists (FIP), has repeatedly denounced the attitude of the Israel government of not allowing the presence of foreign journalists in Gaza, as well as the death of more than 210 Palestinian professionals in the Strip.” “With these arrests, the Israeli army persists in the media blackout with the aim of covering up their actions against the Gazati population,” he adds.
